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During chemical weathering, forsterite is dissolved by the carbonic acid in rainwater. The weathering reaction is:
Mg2SiO4 forsterite + 4H2CO3 (aq) ? 2Mg2+ + 4HCO3- + H4SiO4 (aq) Use the thermodynamic data from Appendix II, source 2, for the following calculations.
4a. Calculate the Keq for this weathering reaction at 25