Talk:Theodor Grotthuss

Latest comment: 17 years ago by Cutler in topic Historical stuff

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His name appears as C.J.T. de Grotthuss in his publications.

Where does Christian J.D.T. von Grotthuss come from?

This is certainly a mistake; the page should be moved to C.J.T. Grotthuss

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As a consequence of these experiments, Grove reasoned that anions and cations are formed when an electric discharge proceeds through a tube containing a mixture of rarefied hydrogen and oxygen. To explain the results of his experiments, he applied the von Grotthuss Model of electrical conduction by electrolytes. This was the popular model until the advent of Arrhenius theory. Grove was familiar with this theory and had, in fact, pointed out an inadequacy in the theory when it was applied to his gas battery.

What was the "von Grotthuss Model of electrical conduction by electrolytes"? Why did it fail? Is it anything to do with the contact theory of voltaic electricity (see John Peter Gassiot)? Can anyone make any sense of this? Cutler 10:42, 6 August 2007 (UTC)Reply