chemical potential

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noun Thermodynamics.

a quantity that determines the transport of matter from one phase to another: a component will flow from one phase to another when the chemical potential of the component is greater in the first phase than in the second.

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How to use chemical potential in a sentence

The eating disorder field remains divided over the potential efficacy of such measures.
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But, as the people of Irving are now discovering, all of this poking and prodding is not without potential consequences.
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First, they allow Paul to siphon off attention from whichever potential candidate is making news.
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The brokers then scout out potential “crew members” who can earn substantial discounts for working the journey.
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Is there any chance the potential 2016 hopeful will stand up to the right and embrace paid sick leave?
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Its chemical composition is unknown, but it is nitrogenous, and is believed to be produced by the decomposition of gluten.
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It has been obtained for chemical examination, principally from peas and beans, and from the almond and oats.
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Of its more strictly chemical effects, the most important is probably that which it produces on the temperature of the soil.
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Thus, Virginia is well-endowed geographically and has many potential resources for future progress.
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No sooner was the spectroscope invented than astronomers hastened by its aid to explore the chemical constitution of the sun.
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British Dictionary definitions for chemical potential

chemical potential

noun

a thermodynamic function of a substance in a system that is the partial differential of the Gibbs function of the system with respect to the number of moles of the substanceSymbol: μ

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