olm.calcite.calc_K_1

olm.calcite.calc_K_1(T_K)[source]

Calculates mass action constant for dissociation of carbonic acid.

Calculates mass action constant for dissociation of carbonic acid using equation from Table 2.2 in Dreybrodt (1988), originally reported in Plummer and Busenberg (1982).

Parameters:
T_K : float

temperature Kelvin

Returns:
K_2 : float

mass action constant for dissociation of carbonic acid