Nernst equation


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Nernst e·qua·tion

(nārnst),
the equation relating the equilibrium potential of electrodes to ion concentrations; the equation relating the electrical potential and concentration gradient of an ion across a permeable membrane at equilibrium: E = [RT / nF] [ln (C1/C 2)], where E = potential, R = absolute gas constant, T = absolute temperature, n = valence, F = the Faraday, ln = the natural logarithm, and C1 and C2 are the ion concentrations on the two sides; in nonideal solutions, concentration should be replaced by activity.
See also: activity (2).

Nernst equation

Etymology: Hermann W. Nernst, German physicist, 1864-1941; L, aequare, to make equal
an expression of the relationship between the electrical potential across a membrane and the ratio between the concentrations of a given species of permeant ion on either side of the membrane.

Nernst e·qua·tion

(nernst ĕ-kwā'zhŭn)
The equation relating the equilibrium potential of electrodes to ion concentrations; the equation relating the electrical potential and concentration gradient of an ion across a permeable membrane at equilibrium: E = [RT/nF] [ln (C1/C2)], where E = potential, R = absolute gas constant, T = absolute temperature, n = valence, F = the Faraday, ln = the natural logarithm, and C1 and C2 are the ion concentrations on the two sides; in nonideal solutions, concentration should be replaced by activity.
See also: activity (2)

Nernst,

Walther, German physicist and Nobel laureate, 1864-1941.
Nernst equation - the equation relating the electrical potential and concentration gradient of an ion across a permeable membrane at equilibrium.
Nernst potential
Nernst theory - that the passage of an electric current through tissues causes a dissociation of the ions.

Nernst equation

gives the amplitude and sign of the electronic potential created when a semipermeable membrane separates charged ions.
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