Self-diffusion
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According to IUPAC definition,[1] self-diffusion coefficient is the diffusion coefficient of species Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle i} when the chemical potential gradient equals zero. It is linked to the diffusion coefficient Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle D_i} by the equation:
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Here, Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle a_i} is the activity of the species Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle i} in the solution and Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle c_i} is the concentration of Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle i} . This term is commonly assumed to be equal to the tracer diffusion determined by watching the movement of an isotope in the material of interest.
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References
- ^ S. J. Chalk (1997). A. D. McNaught, A. Wilkinson (ed.). "IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology 'The Gold Book'" (2 ed.). Blackwell Scientific Publications.
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