Everything about Kinetic Fractionation totally explained
Kinetic fractionation is a process that separates stable
isotopes from each other by their mass during unidirectional processes.
One naturally occurring example of kinetic fractionation is the evaporation of
seawater to form
clouds. In this instance, isotopically lighter
water molecules (for example, those with
16O) will evaporate slightly more easily than will the isotopically heavier water molecules with
18O.
During the course of this process the oxygen isotopes are
fractionated: the clouds become enriched with
16O, the seawater becomes enriched in
18O. Thus, rainwater is observed to be isotopically lighter than seawater.
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