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GROTTHUSS-DRAPER LAW [1 record]

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Record 1 2008-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
DEF

[A law which] states that only that light which is absorbed by a system can bring about a photochemical change.

OBS

[Law] first proposed in 1874 by Theodor Grotthuss and John W. Draper.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
CONT

D'après la première loi de la photochimie, la loi Grotthuss-Draper, une substance chimique doit absorber la lumière pour qu'une réaction photochimique ait lieu.

Spanish

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