English Explanatory Dictionary

Nernst equation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

Nernst equation Nernst equations

Etymology

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

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