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Bunsen-Roscoe law

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Bun·sen-Ros·coe law

(bŭn'sĕn ros'kō),
in two photochemical reactions, for example, the darkening of a photographic plate or film, if the products of the intensity of illumination and the time of exposure are equal, the quantities of chemical material undergoing change will also be equal; the retina for short periods of exposure obeys this law.
Synonym(s): reciprocity law, Roscoe-Bunsen law
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Bunsen,

Robert W., German chemist and physicist, 1811-1899.
Bunsen burner - a gas lamp giving a very hot but only slightly luminous flame.
Bunsen solubility coefficient - the milliliters of gas STPD dissolved per milliliter of liquid and per atmosphere (760 mmHg) partial pressure of the gas at any given temperature.
Bunsen-Roscoe law - in two photochemical reactions, if the product of the intensity of illumination and the time of exposure are equal, the quantities of chemical material undergoing change will be equal. Synonym(s): reciprocity law; Roscoe-Bunsen law
Roscoe-Bunsen law - Synonym(s): Bunsen-Roscoe law

Roscoe,

Sir Henry E., English chemist, 1833-1915.
Bunsen-Roscoe law - see under Bunsen
Roscoe-Bunsen law - Synonym(s): Bunsen-Roscoe law
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Brindley, "The Bunsen-Roscoe law for the human eye at very short durations," The Journal of Physiology, vol.
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