PřF:G7501k Physical geochemistry - Course Information

G7501k Physical geochemistry

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

• Applied and environmental geology (programme PřF, B-AEG) (2)
• Applied and environmental geology (programme PřF, N-AEG) (2)
• Geoenvironmental risks and remediations (programme PřF, N-GRS) (2)
• Geology (Eng.) (programme PřF, N-GE) (2)
• Applied and Environmental Geology (Eng.) (programme PřF, B-GE) (2)
• Applied and Environmental Geology (programme PřF, B-GE) (2)
• Applied and Environmental Geology (programme PřF, N-GE) (2)
• Geology combined with Archaeology (programme PřF, B-GE) (2)
• Geology combined with Archaeology (programme PřF, N-GE) (2)
• Geology for Multi-Branches Study (programme PřF, B-GE) (2)
• Geology (programme PřF, B-GE) (2)
• Geology (programme PřF, B-GEO) (2)
• Geology (programme PřF, N-GE) (2)
• Geology (programme PřF, N-GEO) (2)
• Principles of geology (programme PřF, N-GEO) (2)
• Administrative Geology (programme PřF, B-GE) (2)

Course objectives

Course reassume basic geochemistry course in bachelor level.

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

final written exam

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• G9800 Geochemistry of magmatic and metamorphic processes

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

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.

Teacher's information

http://www.sci.muni.cz/~jzeman/Course/PGeoch/Physical_geochem.htm

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