Meanings
nounBjerrum length (plural Bjerrum lengths)
plural Bjerrum lengths
- natural sciencesThe separation at which the electrostatic interaction between two elementary charges is comparable in magnitude to the thermal energy scale.
Origin
Named after Danish chemist Niels Bjerrum (1879–1958).
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