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Debye-Hückel theory

De·bye-Hück·el the·o·ry [ də b húk'l thə ree ]


noun 
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theory about ions in solution: a theory that explains the unexpected behavior of electrolyte ions in dilute solution by accounting for their electrostatic interactions

[Mid-20th century. After Peter Joseph Wilhelm Debye (1884-1966), Dutch physicist, and Erich Hückel (1896-1980), German physicist]
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