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Graham's law of diffusion

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noun

Physical Chemistry.

  1. the principle that at a given temperature and pressure the rate of diffusion of a gas is inversely proportional to the square root of its density.

Etymology

Origin of Graham's law of diffusion

First recorded in 1945–50; named after T. Graham

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