Faraday’s Laws
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Faraday's laws of electrolysis — are quantitative relationships based on the electrochemical researches published by Michael Faraday in 1834. [cite journal | author = Ehl, Rosemary Gene | coauthors = Ihde, Aaron | title = Faraday s Electrochemical Laws and the Determination of… … Wikipedia
Faraday's laws of electrolysis — ▪ chemistry in chemistry, quantitative laws used to express magnitudes of electrolytic effects, first described by the English scientist Michael Faraday in 1833. The laws state that (1) the amount of chemical change produced by current at… … Universalium
Faraday , Michael — (1791–1867) British physicist and chemist Faraday s father was a blacksmith who suffered from poor health and could only work irregularly. Faraday, who was born in Newington, knew real poverty as a child and his education was limited for he left… … Scientists
Faraday efficiency — Faradic Efficiency (also called coulombic efficiency or current efficiency ) describes the efficacy with which current (electrons) are transfered in a system facilitating an electrochemical reaction. The word faraday in this term refers to the… … Wikipedia
Faraday's law of induction — For the relationship between a time varying magnetic field and an induced electric field, see Maxwell s equations. Electromagnetism … Wikipedia
Faraday, Michael — born Sept. 22, 1791, Newington, Surrey, Eng. died Aug. 25, 1867, Hampton Court English physicist and chemist. Son of a blacksmith, he received only a basic education in a church Sunday school, but he went to work as an assistant to Humphry Davy,… … Universalium
Faraday paradox — This article describes the Faraday paradox in electromagnetism. There is a different Faraday paradox in electrochemistry: see Faraday paradox (electrochemistry). The Faraday paradox (or Faraday s paradox) is an experiment that illustrates Michael … Wikipedia
Faraday's law of induction — ▪ physics in physics, a quantitative relationship between a changing magnetic field and the electric field created by the change, developed on the basis of experimental observations made in 1831 by the English scientist Michael Faraday… … Universalium
Faraday — Michael, English physicist and chemist, 1791–1867. See farad, f., F. constant, F. laws, under law. * * * far·a·day far ə .dā, əd ē n the quantity of electricity transferred in electrolysis per equivalent weight of an element or ion equal to about … Medical dictionary
Faraday's law — /ˈfærədeɪz ˌlɔ/ (say faruhdayz .law) noun either of two laws relating to electrolysis which state that: 1. the chemical action of an electric current is proportional to the quantity of electricity passing. 2. the weight of substances liberated or …
