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Kenneth Pitzer Created 2026-10-24 Updated 2026-11-05
Kenneth Pitzer modeled the thermodynamics of electrolyte solutions beyond the simplest dilute limit. His treatment modifies short-range binary-interaction terms to depend on ionic strength, combining physical guidance from the Debye–Hückel approximation with a compact representation of measured solution properties. The resulting equations accommodate both individual electrolytes and mixtures at substantially higher concentrations than a simple limiting law. This links molecular interactions with reusable predictions of nonideal solution behavior.[ref]
Thermodynamics of Electrolytes. I. Theoretical Basis and General Equations by Kenneth Pitzer. 1972 author preprint LBL-846, abstract and introduction; journal publication 1973
Portrait of Kenneth Pitzer
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