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nernst equation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables
nern-st e-qua-tion
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An electrochemical equation that relates the reduction potential of a half-cell (or the total voltage, i.e. the electromotive force, of the full cell) at any point in time to the standard electrode potential, temperature, activity, and reaction quotient of the underlying reactions and species used.

Etymology

Named after the German physical chemist Walther Nernst, who formulated it.

Inflected Forms

Nernst equations (plural)

Questions

What does nernst equation mean?
An electrochemical equation that relates the reduction potential of a half-cell (or the total voltage, i.e. the electromotive force, of the full cell) at any point in time to the standard electrode potential, temperature, activity, and reaction quotient of the underlying reactions and species used.
Where does nernst equation come from?
Named after the German physical chemist Walther Nernst, who formulated it.

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