Gibbs adsorption equation

Gibbs adsorption equation

[′gibz ad′sȯrp·shən i‚kwā·zhən]
(physical chemistry)
A formula for a system involving a solvent and a solute, according to which there is an excess surface concentration of solute if the solute decreases the surface tension, and a deficient surface concentration of solute if the solute increases the surface tension.
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