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Definition of Mass-action principle

1. Noun. (neurology) the principle that the cortex of the brain operates as a coordinated system with large masses of neural tissue involved in all complex functioning.

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Literary usage of Mass-action principle

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1. Introduction to Physical Chemistry by James Walker (1907)
"... by him from the mass-action principle of Guldberg and Waage. The experimental verification has been given for acetic acid and ammonia (p. 244). ..."

2. Catalytic Action by Kaufman George Falk (1922)
"In all of the work described, the changes are shown to follow the chemical mass action principle. The question still remains open, however, whether it is ..."

3. Analytical Chemistry by Frederick Pearson Treadwell (1921)
"... common ion effect which is involved in nearly every reaction of precipitation and of dissolution represents an application of the mass-action principle. ..."

4. A System of Physical Chemistry by William Cudmore McCullagh Lewis, James Rice (1921)
"... or " actives " only represent a very small fraction of the total sucrose molecules, equilibrium between them being defined by the mass action principle— ..."

5. The Electrical Conductivity of Aqueous Solutions by Arthur Amos Noyes (1907)
"Applying then the mass-action principle* that in a mixture of two substances with a common ion the un-ionized fraction of each is the same as ..."

6. The Electromotive Force of Iron Under Varying Conditions: And the Effect of by Theodore William Richards, Gustavus Edward Behr (1906)
"Applying then the mass.action principle* that in a mixture of two substances with a common ion the un.ionized fraction of each is the same as ..."

7. Methods and Styles in the Development of Chemistry by Joseph Stewart Fruton (2002)
"... Lavoisier's theory of acidity (radical + oxygen = acid), and Berthol- let's formulation of the mass action principle.16 The theory stimulated much ..."

8. Quantitative Analysis by Electrolysis by Alexander Classen, Heinrich Cloeren (1913)
"In accordance with the mass-action principle, the addition of sodium hydroxide prevents the hydrolysis. To reduce polysulphides, shown by a yellow-colored ..."

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