Chapter 2: Fundamentals of Isotope Geochemistry - USGS
2.3.3 The Rayleigh equation. The isotopic literature abounds with different approximations of the Rayleigh equations, including the three equations below. These equations are so-named because the original equation was derived by Lord Rayleigh (pronounced raylee) for the case of fractional distillation of mixed liquids. This is an exponential ...
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