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Research: Science and Education
Gouy, Debye-Hückel, and Fick: Understanding Differential Equations without Solving Them
Robert de Levie
Department of Chemistry, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057

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January 1999
Vol. 76 No. 1
p. 129

Abstract
Concepts such as ionic strength, activity coefficients, ionic adsorption, and the coagulation of colloids all derive from the Poisson-Boltzmann differential equation. Mass transport involves Fick's equation. Here we illustrate a simple method to extract the most relevant information from such equations without the tedium of solving them explicitly.
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*  Citation
de Levie, Robert. J. Chem. Educ. 1999 76 129.
*  Keywords
Physical Chemistry; Aqueous Solution Chemistry; Electrochemistry
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June 15, 1999
June 22, 2005
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