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Advanced geochemistry problems related to the use of the mineql+ computer program for calculating speciation and solubility of natural waters. Problems include dissolving calcium carbonate, calculating alkalinity, and determining solubility of calcite. Assumes activity coefficients are equal to zero in the initial calculations, then repeats with activity coefficient corrections.
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Advanced Geochemistry of Natural Waters GEOL 478/ CALCULATIONS USING THE MINEQL+^ COMPUTER PROGRAM
All calculations to be performed here will be conducted using the computer program MINEQL+. This program can perform a number of different types of speciation and solubility calculations.
Problem 1:
Sufficient strong acid is added to completely dissolve 10-3^ moles of CaCO 3 (s) into a liter of water in equilibrium with atmospheric CO 2. The final pH is measured to be 4.5.
a) What is the concentration of all aqueous species? b) What is the alkalinity? c) How much strong acid was added? d) Is the final solution saturated with respect to any solids (calculate saturation indices)?
Do parts a)-d) first assuming activity coefficients are equal to zero, and then repeat using activity coefficient corrections.
Problem 2:
Repeat problem 1 assuming that the solution also contains 0.05 M NaCl in addition to the components described above.
Problem 3:
You have analyzed a natural water and found it to contain 4.1x10-5^ M Ca, 3.1x10-5^ M Al and 1.3x10-4^ M SO 4 2-. Assuming charge balance, calculate the theoretical pH this system should have, and compare it to the measured pH = 3.69±0.05. If the calculated and measured pH’s do not agree, how do you explain this?
Problem 4:
a) Calculate the pH of a 0.1 M solution of NaHCO 3 neglecting ion pairs and activity coefficients. b) Calculate the pH of a 0.1 M solution of NaHCO 3 including ion pairs and activity coefficients.
Problem 5:
Calculate the solubility of calcite in a 0.07 M solution of NaCl in equilibrium with atmospheric CO 2 at pH = 8.0. How much excess acid is required to obtain these conditions? Include activity coefficients in your calculations.
Problem 6:
Calculate the solubility of calcite and the equilibrium pH for a 0.07 M NaCl solution in equilibrium with calcite and atmospheric CO 2 , no added acid or base.
Problem 7:
Calculate the distribution of species and saturation indices for a water of the following composition at 47.9 °C. Evaluate the validity of the analysis of this water.
pH 8.97 SiO 2 1.012x10- Na 1.167x10-3^ Cl 2.285x10- K 1.279x10-5^ SO 4 2-^ 1.11x10- Li 2.018x10-5^ HCO 3 -^ 7.058x10- Ca 2.2x10-5^ F 1.527x10- PO 4 3-^ 1.053x10-7^ Sr 9.132x10- Ba 7.282x10-8^ Pb 9.65x10-
All analyses are in moles/L.