Q31 · CSIR-NET Chemistry, December 2012

Paper: CSIR-NET December 2012 · Subject: Physical Chemistry · Chapter: Electrochemistry · Topic: Debye Huckel · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Easy

The potential in Debye-Hückel theory is proportional to

(a)$1/\kappa r$

(b)$\exp[-\kappa r]$

(c)$\exp[-\kappa r]/r$

(d)$\kappa r$

Answer

Answer: C ✓ checked by 4AB · confidence high

Explanation

The screened (Debye–Hückel) potential φ ∝ e^(−κr)/r (c).

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