A surface charge is at its point of zero charge when the
surface charge density is zero. It is a value of the negative logarithm of the activity in the bulk of the
charge-determining ions.
Source:
PAC, 1991, 63, 895
(Nomenclature, symbols, definitions and measurements for electrified interfaces in
aqueous dispersions of solids (Recommendations 1991))
on page 902
Cite as:
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.
