Solution

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Subtract the nepheline–corundum reaction from the albite–corundum reaction and divide by two. In the albite-to-nepheline direction the resulting net reaction is
Additivity of the standard Gibbs energy of reaction makes the logarithms of the equilibrium constants combine with the same coefficients:
This normalization is per one albite formula unit. The doubled reaction has , and reversing the reaction changes its sign.

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