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  2. Electron affinity - Wikipedia

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    Electron capture for almost all non-noble gas atoms involves the release of energy [4] and thus is exothermic. The positive values that are listed in tables of E ea are amounts or magnitudes. It is the word "released" within the definition "energy released" that supplies the negative sign to ΔE.

  3. Wiedemann–Franz law - Wikipedia

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    Electric circuit with metal and a battery U. The arrows indicate the direction of the electric field E and the electric current density j.. Qualitatively, this relationship is based upon the fact that the heat and electrical transport both involve the free electrons in the metal.

  4. Electrical resistivity and conductivity - Wikipedia

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    When the resistivity of a material has a directional component, the most general definition of resistivity must be used. It starts from the tensor-vector form of Ohm's law, which relates the electric field inside a material to the electric current flow. This equation is completely general, meaning it is valid in all cases, including those ...

  5. Electron mobility - Wikipedia

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    For a classical system (e.g. Boltzmann gas), it reads: = where: k B is the Boltzmann constant; T is the absolute temperature; e is the electric charge of an electron; For a metal, described by a Fermi gas (Fermi liquid), quantum version of the Einstein relation should be used.

  6. Thermal conductivity and resistivity - Wikipedia

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    The thermal conductivity of a material is a measure of its ability to conduct heat.It is commonly denoted by , , or and is measured in W·m −1 ·K −1.. Heat transfer occurs at a lower rate in materials of low thermal conductivity than in materials of high thermal conductivity.

  7. Reduction potential - Wikipedia

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    In aqueous solutions, redox potential is a measure of the tendency of the solution to either gain or lose electrons in a reaction. A solution with a higher (more positive) reduction potential than some other molecule will have a tendency to gain electrons from this molecule (i.e. to be reduced by oxidizing this other molecule) and a solution with a lower (more negative) reduction potential ...

  8. Hall effect - Wikipedia

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    Solving for and plugging into the above gives the Hall voltage: V H = I x B z n t e {\displaystyle V_{\mathrm {H} }={\frac {I_{x}B_{z}}{nte}}} If the charge build up had been positive (as it appears in some metals and semiconductors), then the V H assigned in the image would have been negative (positive charge would have built up on the left side).

  9. Mean free path - Wikipedia

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    In physics, mean free path is the average distance over which a moving particle (such as an atom, a molecule, or a photon) travels before substantially changing its direction or energy (or, in a specific context, other properties), typically as a result of one or more successive collisions with other particles.