 Solution (source code)

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= Solution

Constancy of each ionic <electrochemical potential> gives the <Boltzmann distribution> in the local <electric potential>:
$$
\boxed{n_+(s)=n_0e^{-q\psi(s)/(k_BT)},\qquad n_-(s)=n_0e^{q\psi(s)/(k_BT)}.}
$$
Positive potential repels positive ions and attracts negative <counterions>. The coordinate $s$ measures distance from a locally planar surface; the same local relations hold for a spherical potential with its appropriate radial coordinate.

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