Pourbaix diagram

noun

A plot of possible thermodynamically stable phases of an aqueous electrochemical system, with boundaries between the predominant chemical species represented by lines.

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nounPourbaix diagram (plural Pourbaix diagrams)

plural Pourbaix diagrams

  1. A plot of possible thermodynamically stable phases of an aqueous electrochemical system, with boundaries between the predominant chemical species represented by lines.

Origin

Named after Marcel Pourbaix (1904–1998), the Russian-born Belgian chemist who invented them.

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