vbid/9781118957943

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Chemical principles are fundamental to the Earth sciences, and geoscience students increasingly require a firm grasp of basic chemistry to succeed in their studies. The enlarged third edition of this highly regarded textbook introduces the student to such �geo-relevant� chemistry, presented in the same lucid and accessible style as earlier editions, but the new edition has been strengthened in its coverage of environmental geoscience and incorporates a new chapter introducing isotope geochemistry. The book comprises three broad sections. The first (Chapters 1�4) deals with the basic physical chemistry of geological processes. The second (Chapters 5�8) introduces the wave-mechanical view of the atom and explains the various types of chemical bonding that give Earth� materials their diverse and distinctive properties. The final chapters (9�11) survey the geologically relevant elements and isotopes, and explain their formation and their abundances in the cosmos and the Earth. The book concludes with an extensive glossary of terms; appendices cover basic maths, explain basic solution chemistry, and list the chemical elements and the symbols, units and constants used in the book.Typham this is the title: Chemical Fundamentals of Geology and Environmental Geoscience 3rd Edition