English Explanatory Dictionary

Sieverts' law

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A rule to predict the solubility of gases in metals, stating that the solubility of a diatomic gas in metal is proportional to the square root of the partial pressure of the gas in thermodynamic equilibrium.

Word forms

Sieverts' law Sievert's law

Etymology

Named after Adolf Sieverts (1874–1947), German chemist.

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