G7501 Physical geochemistry

Faculty of Science
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Josef Zeman, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Josef Zeman, CSc.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Ing. Jana Pechmannová
Supplier department: Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Prerequisites
G5081 Geochemistry
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Course reassume basic geochemistry course in bachelor level. The main attention is paid to the quantitative methods of stability estimantion in geological systems (minerals, rocks, fluids) in Earth crust and paths of their transformation.
Learning outcomes
The main attention is paid to the quantitative methods of stability estimation in geological systems (minerals, rocks, fluids) in Earth crust and paths of their transformation. Students will be able to solve problems of genesis (p, T conditions, and composition) and temporal evolution of geologic systems from igneous rocks to the current changes of Earth's atmosphere.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction, history, basic terms, 2. First and Second Law of Thermodynamics, 3. Gibbs function, 4. Chemical potential of solutions, 5. Processes: One component systems, 6. Multicomponet systems, 8. Solid solutions, 9. Chemically reactive systems: Equilibria, 10. Acid-base and precipitation equilibria, 11. Complex equilibria, 12. Equilibrium electrochemistry, 13. Dynamics: Rate og geochemical processes, 14. Modeling: principles of equilibria and dynamics modeling, 15. Ideal and real systems
Literature
  • ZEMAN, Josef. Základy fyzikální geochemie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1990, 212 s. ISBN 8021001216. info
  • ANDERSON, Gregor Munro and David A. CRERAR. Thermodynamics in geochemistry : the equilibrium model. New York: Oxford University Press, 1993, 588 s. ISBN 0-19-506464-X. info
  • HENDERSON, Paul. Neorganičeskaja geochimija. Moskva: Mir, 1985, 338 s. info
  • DREVER, James I. The Geochemistry of Natural Waters. Prentice Hall, 1997, 450 pp. ISBN 0-13-272790-0. info
  • Geochemistry. Edited by William M. White. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2013, vii, 660 p. ISBN 9781118485255. info
Teaching methods
lectures, class exercises, tests
Assessment methods
written tests during semster, final written exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: Bude otevřeno v jarním semestru 2024/2025.
The course is taught: every week.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
http://www.sci.muni.cz/~jzeman/Course/PGeoch/Physical_geochem.htm
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Autumn 1999, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, autumn 2017, Spring 2019, Spring 2021, Spring 2023.
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