olm.calcite.calc_K_2

olm.calcite.calc_K_2(T_K)[source]

Calculates mass action constant for dissociation of bicarbonate.

Calculates mass action constant for dissociation of bicarbonate 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 bicarbonate