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gibbs-donnan effect

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables
gibb-s--don-nan -ef-fect
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
7
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The uneven distribution of charged particles across the two sides of a semipermeable membrane.

Etymology

Named after American Josiah Willard Gibbs who proposed it in 1878 and the British chemist Frederick G. Donnan who studied it experimentally in 1911.

Inflected Forms

Gibbs-Donnan effects (plural)

Questions

What does gibbs-donnan effect mean?
The uneven distribution of charged particles across the two sides of a semipermeable membrane.
Where does gibbs-donnan effect come from?
Named after American Josiah Willard Gibbs who proposed it in 1878 and the British chemist Frederick G. Donnan who studied it experimentally in 1911.

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