Wien effect

English

Etymology

Named after Lars Onsager who proposed a theoretical explanation of the phenomenon.

Noun

Wien effect (plural Wien effects)

  1. (physical chemistry) The experimentally-observed increase in ionic mobility or conductivity of electrolytes at very high gradient of electrical potential.

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