Grotthuss-Draper law

English

Etymology

Proposed in 1817 by Theodor Grotthuss and in 1842, independently, by John William Draper.

Proper noun

the Grotthuss-Draper law

  1. (physics) The principle stating that only that light which is absorbed by a system can bring about a photochemical change.
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