Gibbs-Donnan effect

English

Etymology

Named after American Josiah Willard Gibbs who proposed it in 1878 and the British chemist Frederick G. Donnan who studied it experimentally in 1911.

Noun

Gibbs-Donnan effect (plural Gibbs-Donnan effects)

1. (physical chemistry) The uneven distribution of charged particles across the two sides of a semipermeable membrane.

Further reading

• Gibbs-Donnan effect on Wikipedia.Wikipedia