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Table 4.

Reactions for the nucleation of silicate dimers.

Reactants Products ΔE a
R1 MgO + MgO MgO2 + O –86.4
R2 MgO + SiO SiO2 + Mg –188.3
R3 MgO + SiO2 SiO3 + Mg –16.3
R4 MgO2 + SiO SiO3 + Mg –98.1
R5 MgO2 + SiO2 MgSiO3 + O –263.4
R6 MgSiO3 + MgO2 Mg2SiO4 + O –269.1
R7 MgO + SiO2 MgSiO + O2 +54.3
R8 MgO + SiO3 MgSiO3 + O –342.3
R9 Mg2O2 + SiO3 Mg2SiO4 + O –355.3
R10 MgO2 + SiO MgSiO2 + O –377.9
R11 MgSiO2 + MgO MgSiO3 + Mg –291.2
R12 MgSiO2 + O2 MgSiO3 + O +41.8
R13 MgO2 + SiO MgSiO + O2 –32.1
R14 MgSiO + O2 MgSiO2 + O –128.5
R15 MgSiO2 + MgO Mg2SiO2 + O +73.5
R16 MgSiO2 + MgO2 Mg2SiO2 + O2 –147.5
R17 Mg2SiO2 + MgO2 Mg2SiO4 + Mg –663.7
R18 Mg2SiO2 + O2 Mg2SiO3 + O –90.5
R19 MgSiO2 + MgO2 Mg2SiO3 + O –237.1
R20 Mg2SiO3 + MgO2 Mg2SiO4 + Mg –323.1
R21 Mg2SiO3 + O2 Mg2SiO4 + O –2.2
R22 MgSiO3 + MgSiO3 Mg2Si2O6 –770.3
R23 Mg2SiO4 + Mg2SiO4 Mg4Si2O8 –2407.5

Notes. a Reaction energy in kJ mol−1.

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