The origin and development of the acidity function

Foundations of Chemistry

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 43-50

  Pagni, Richard Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidity function; Activity; Activity coefficient; Hydrogen ion; Louis P. Hammett; Proton; Superacid

Indexed keywords

EID: 62149128968     PISSN: 13864238     EISSN: 15728463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10698-009-9065-x     Document Type: Article

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