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chemical potential n (Chemistry) a thermodynamic function of a substance in a system that is the partial differential of the Gibbs function of the system with respect to the number of moles of the substance. Symbol μ How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Most chemists theink such control is critical to exploiting a new substance's chemical potential. The spots on SCPM images provide unique information about how different atoms of a sample's surface vary in their chemical potential, a measure of their chemical reactivity. I would expect that in every casewhen you take a material that is homogeneous and change it into something that has a dramatically varying atomic or chemical potential over only a few angstroms, you will see spectacular properties because you'll be exaggerating the normal forces that exist in most materials," says Pearsall. |
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