Water Chemistry [Hardcover]

A first-level text stressing chemistry of natural and polluted water and its application to waste-water treatment. Discusses principles of chemical kinetics, dilute solution equilibria, effects of temperature and ionic strength, and thermodynamics in relation to water chemistry. Strong emphasis given to graphical procedures. Contains numerous example problems.

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

1.1 Properties of Water 1

1.2 Composition of Several Types of Water 3

1.3 Methods of Expressing Concentration 14

1.4 Additional Reading 23

Chapter 2 Chemical Kinetics 24

2.1 Introduction 24

2.2 Collisions of Reacting Species 24

2.3 Orientations of Reactants 26

2.4 The Rate Law 27

2.5 Reaction Mechanisms 36

2.6 Effect of Temperature on Reaction Rate 40

2.7 Catalysis 44

2.8 Empirical Rate Laws 48

2.9 Problems 55

2.10 Additional Reading 57

Chapter 3 Chemical Equilibrium 58

3.1 Introduction 58

3.2 The Dynamic Nature of Chemical Equilibrium 58

3.3 The Thermodynamic Basis of Chemical Equilibrium 60

3.4 Enthalpy and the Temperature Dependence of the Equilibrium Constant 71

3.5 Nonideal Behavior of Ions and Molecules in Solution 74

3.6 Problems 82

3.7 Additional Reading 85

Chapter 4 Acid-Base Chemistry 86

4.1 Introduction 86

4.2 Definition of Terms 86

4.3 Rate of Reaction 93