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hess's law

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables
hes-s's law
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A relationship in physical chemistry stating that the total enthalpy change during the complete course of a reaction is the same whether the reaction is made in one step or in several steps.

Etymology

Named after Swiss-Russian chemist Germain Henri Hess, who published it in 1840.

Frequently Paired Words

hessite

Questions

What does hess's law mean?
A relationship in physical chemistry stating that the total enthalpy change during the complete course of a reaction is the same whether the reaction is made in one step or in several steps.
Where does hess's law come from?
Named after Swiss-Russian chemist Germain Henri Hess, who published it in 1840.

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