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how the toxic effects of Al can be reversed |
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when properly managed, they can be reversed by returning Al to solid phases that are sparingly soluble
one way this can be done is by liming to raise the pH |
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some potentially toxic metals |
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some intraphase processes that can happen in the soil organic matter |
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-functional group formation -synth/decay -structural rearrangement |
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some intraphase processes that can happen in the soil minerals |
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-crystallization -functional group formation -oxidation/reduction |
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some things that can happen in the soil solution (aqueous phase) |
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-hydration -hydrolysis -acid-base -oxidation-reduction -complexation |
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a soil's reactivity is mostly regulated by... |
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how hydrolysis can detoxify soluble elements |
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by removing element from its toxic form and binding it with an OH- |
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species in solution that accept protons |
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species in solution that donate protons |
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aqueous complexation aka ion pair formation |
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when a cation and an anion of unequal charge combine to form a polyatomic ion
example: Cd2+ + Cl- --> Cd+ |
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cation that initiates a chemical rxn by employing an unoccupied electronic orbital |
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a substance that initiates a chemical rxn by employing a doubly occupied electronic orbital |
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what ligands can do to other species in the soil solution |
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charge neutral or an anion |
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special case of Lewis acidity, where H+ is the cation |
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the cation in Lowry-Brønstead acidity |
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