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The Solvent
How water dissolves: lattice energy against hydration energy, dissolved and suspended solids, parts per million, and conductivity as a proxy for TDS.
Reading time23 minReading04 of 15
“Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it. ”
Learning objectives
- Dissolution: Lattice energy vs. hydration energy & entropy
- Dissolved solids, suspended solids, and dissolved gases
- Concentration and parts per million (Engineering Notes)
- Conductivity as a proxy for TDS (Engineering Notes)
Chapter 3 is in the first edition.
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