Meanings
nounWien effect (plural Wien effects)
plural Wien effects
- physicalchemistryThe experimentally-observed increase in ionic mobility or conductivity of electrolytes at very high gradient of electrical potential.
Origin
Named after Lars Onsager who proposed a theoretical explanation of the phenomenon.
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