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GALVANI POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE [1 record]

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Record 1 1997-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrochemistry
DEF

An electric potential difference between points in the bulk of two phases.

OBS

It is measurable only when the two phases have identical composition, for example in the measurement of the potential difference between two copper wires using a potentiometer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électrochimie
DEF

[...] différence de potentiel électrique entre des points pris dans l'ensemble de deux phases.

OBS

On ne peut la mesurer que lorsque les deux phases ont une composition identique; par exemple, lorsqu'on mesure la différence de potentiel entre deux fils de cuivre en utilisant un potentiomètre.

Spanish

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