Ionic conductivity

Term · Chemistry · MLC-T-CHM-006108

For an ionic species B, the quantity defined as the absolute charge number times the Faraday constant times the electric mobility of the ion, whose SI unit is siemens square meter per mole. In practice the charge number is taken as one by quoting species such as half a calcium ion, so the species must be stated to avoid ambiguity. In materials science the same name is also used for the overall conductivity of a solid or liquid due to ion movement, in siemens per meter.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-CHM-006108
Field	Chemistry
Subject	Physical and Biophysical Chemistry
References	PAC, 1974, 37, 499. 'Electrochemical nomenclature' on page 512 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac197437040499)
See also	Faraday constant; Charge number; Electric mobility

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  "term": "Ionic conductivity",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "For an ionic species B, the quantity defined as the absolute charge number times the Faraday constant times the electric mobility of the ion, whose SI unit is siemens square meter per mole. In practice the charge number is taken as one by quoting species such as half a calcium ion, so the species must be stated to avoid ambiguity. In materials science the same name is also used for the overall conductivity of a solid or liquid due to ion movement, in siemens per meter.",
  "subject": "Physical and Biophysical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "Faraday constant",
    "charge number",
    "electric mobility"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1974, 37, 499. 'Electrochemical nomenclature' on page 512 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac197437040499)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/ionic-conductivity/"
}

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