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Trouton's rule

Trouton's rule proper noun: a rule stating that the entropy of vaporization is almost the same value, about 85–88 J/(K·mol), for various kinds of liquids at their boiling points.

Proper noun

Trouton's rule

  1. A rule stating that the entropy of vaporization is almost the same value, about 85–88 J/(K·mol), for various kinds of liquids at their boiling points.

Origin of Trouton's rule

Named after Frederick Thomas Trouton.

Questions about Trouton's rule

What does Trouton's rule mean?
Trouton's rule means a rule stating that the entropy of vaporization is almost the same value, about 85–88 J/(K·mol), for various kinds of liquids at their boiling points.
What part of speech is Trouton's rule?
Trouton's rule is a proper noun.

Words near Trouton's rule in the dictionary

  1. troutling
  2. troutlings
  3. Troutman
  4. Troutner
  5. Troutners
  6. Trouton's rule
  7. troutperch
  8. trouts
  9. Troutt
  10. Troutts
  11. trouty

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