electrochemical equivalent

American  

[ih-lek-truh-kem-i-kuhl] / ɪˌlɛk trəˈkɛm ɪ kəl /

noun

Physical Chemistry.

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

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electrochemical equivalent British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of electrochemical equivalent

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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electrochemical equivalent

This is found by multiplying its ordinary chemical equivalent or combining weight by .000010384, which is the electrochemical equivalent of hydrogen.

From The Story of Electricity by John Munro

Electrochemical Equivalent.—The electrochemical equivalent of a radical is the weight liberated by one coulomb of electricity.

From The Mechanism of Life by Stéphane Leduc

The number ε is a definite quantity of the element, and is called its electrochemical equivalent.

From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Andrew Gray

Joule measured the corresponding heats of combustion, and showed that the electromotive force corresponding to a chemical reaction is proportional to the heat of combustion of the electrochemical equivalent.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various

Thus the electromotive force is equal to the change of this free energy per electrochemical equivalent of reaction in the cell.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various