energy of activation

of an electrode reaction

This is defined by the equation:

$U ‡ = − R T ( ∂ ( ln I 0 ) ∂ T −1 ) p , c j , ...$

where $I 0$ is the exchange current. At any overpotential $η$ it is defined by the equation:

$U ‡ η = − R ( ∂ ( ln ( | I | ) ) ∂ T −1 ) p , η , c j , ...$

where $I$ is the current passing from the electrode into the electrolyte.

Source:

PAC, 1974, 37, 499(Electrochemical nomenclature) on page 516

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IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic, J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.

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