Measurement of the apparent dissociation constants of carbonic acid in seawater at atmospheric pressure

The apparent dissociation constants of carbonic acid were determined as functions of temperature and salinity in seawater at atmospheric pressure. There is fair agreement between my values of K'₁ and those of Buch et al. (1932), Lyman (1956), and Hansson (1971). My values, on the average, are 6...

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Main Author: Mehrbach, Carl
Other Authors: Pytkowicz, Ricardo M., Oceanography, Oregon State University. Graduate School
Format: Master Thesis
Language:English
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Published: Oregon State University
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Online Access:https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/dz010s36m
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Summary:The apparent dissociation constants of carbonic acid were determined as functions of temperature and salinity in seawater at atmospheric pressure. There is fair agreement between my values of K'₁ and those of Buch et al. (1932), Lyman (1956), and Hansson (1971). My values, on the average, are 6.7% lower than Buch et al.'s (1932), 4.6% smaller than Lyman's (1956), and 4.0% higher than Hansson's (1972). My values for K'₂ are smaller than those reported by other workers. They differ by 3.4% from Hansson's (1972) values, and 26% from Buch's (1938). Lyman's (1956) values are larger than mine by 3.2% at temperatures of 25°C and below, and greater by 13.4% at 35°C.