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Grotthuss-Draper law

Grotthuss-Draper law proper noun: the principle stating that only that light which is absorbed by a system can bring about a photochemical change.

Proper noun

the Grotthuss-Draper law

  1. The principle stating that only that light which is absorbed by a system can bring about a photochemical change.

Grotthuss-Draper law meaning in Tamil

Grotthuss-Draper law in Tamil

குரொட்டசுதுரேப்பர்விதி

Origin of Grotthuss-Draper law

Proposed in 1817 by Theodor Grotthuss and in 1842, independently, by John William Draper.

Questions about Grotthuss-Draper law

What does Grotthuss-Draper law mean?
Grotthuss-Draper law means the principle stating that only that light which is absorbed by a system can bring about a photochemical change.
What is Grotthuss-Draper law in Tamil?
Grotthuss-Draper law in Tamil is குரொட்டசுதுரேப்பர்விதி. See Grotthuss-Draper law meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Grotthuss-Draper law?
Grotthuss-Draper law is a proper noun.

Words near Grotthuss-Draper law in the dictionary

  1. Grotowskian
  2. grots
  3. grotsky
  4. Grotthuss mechanism
  5. Grotthuss mechanisms
  6. Grotthuss-Draper law
  7. grottier
  8. grottiest
  9. grottily
  10. grottiness
  11. grotto

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