Overpotential

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.NounThe difference between the electric potential of an electrode or cell under the passage of a current and the thermodynamic value of the electrode or cell potential in the absence of electrolysis.

Synonyms

overvoltage electropotential underpotential electrode potential electrochemical potential normal potential redox potential potential difference electric potential difference potentiometry membrane potential threshold potential

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