electrochemical equivalent

[ ih-lek-truh-kem-i-kuhl ]

/ ɪˌlɛk trəˈkɛm ɪ kəl /

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noun Physical Chemistry.

the mass, in grams, of a substance deposited on the electrode of a voltameter by 1 coulomb of electricity.

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Origin of electrochemical equivalent

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby electrochemical equivalent

electrocardiograph, electrocauterization, electrocautery, electrocerebral silence, electrochemical, electrochemical equivalent, electrochemical series, electrochemistry, electrochromatography, electrochromic, electroclash

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And a promise equivalent to this he made when he engaged to establish his called and chosen, as a holy people to himself.
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British Dictionary definitions for electrochemical equivalent

electrochemical equivalent

noun

the mass of an element liberated from its ions or converted into them by one coulomb of electric charge

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