English Explanatory Dictionary

Wien effect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The experimentally-observed increase in ionic mobility or conductivity of electrolytes at very high gradient of electrical potential.

Word forms

Wien effect Wien effects

Etymology

Named after Lars Onsager who proposed a theoretical explanation of the phenomenon.

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