Soil Chemistry

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Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Chemistry of clay minerals, inorganic solid phases, and organic colloids in soil; mass transfer reactions in soils: absorption/desorption, precipitation/dissolution, gas/liquid phase exchange; principles of soil acidity and salinity; introduction to application of equilibrium concepts in soils. Prerequisites: SCSC 301 or approval of instructor; completion of introductory or fundamental chemistry is strongly encouraged.