Title: inner Helmholtz plane
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - inner Helmholtz plane
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.I03048
Status: current

Definition
The locus of the electrical centres of specifically adsorbed ions.

Related Term
- outer Helmholtz plane: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/O04350

Sources
- PAC, 1986, 58, 437. 'Interphases in systems of conducting phases (Recommendations 1985)' on page 448 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198658030437)
- PAC, 1991, 63, 895. 'Nomenclature, symbols, definitions and measurements for electrified interfaces in aqueous dispersions of solids (Recommendations 1991)' on page 899 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199163060895)

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Citation: Citation: 'inner Helmholtz plane' 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.I03048
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