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What is a redox subsystem?
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* A set of species that contain a given element in all possible oxidation
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* Example: The iron subsystem consists of all species that contain Fe0, Fe2+ and Fe3+.

Revision as of 11:41, 12 August 2015

The common question faced by users while generating a stability diagram is: How to choose a subsystem and how to determine the stability of metal containing species in certain subsystems?

The logical approach to take for this is the following algorithm:

Algorithm.png


Please note:

What is a redox subsystem?

  • A set of species that contain a given element in all possible oxidation

states.

  • Example: The iron subsystem consists of all species that contain Fe0, Fe2+ and Fe3+.