Title: charge-transfer step
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - charge-transfer step
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.C01007
Status: current

Definition
An elementary step in which charge is transferred from one phase to the other.

Related Term
- elementary: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/E02035

Source
- PAC, 1980, 52, 233. 'Electrode Reaction Orders, Transfer Coefficients and Rate Constants. Amplification of Definitions and Recommendations for Publication of Parameters' on page 235 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198052010233)

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Citation: Citation: 'charge-transfer step' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.C01007
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