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Past exam of the year 2 of the earth sciences (geology) course of the University of Oxford 2025 Paper 3 10 a Solution by
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Take base-ten logarithms and use dimensionless thermodynamic activities. The supplied concentration notation is interpreted in the ideal dilute-solution approximation, with a consistent reference concentration. PutWith pure solids and unit water activity, the reaction quotients are and . At chemical equilibrium, , so the two lines on the mineral activity diagram areThey have slopes and . Restricting the plotted silica activity to is compatible with their intersection,Their full straight extensions are equilibrium relations for the respective phase pairs; not every extension is a stable boundary when the third mineral is available.
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