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The key role played by sugar in early experiments in kinetics and equilibria

Stock, John T.

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Title
The key role played by sugar in early experiments in kinetics and equilibria
Author(s)
Stock, John T.
Issue Date
1999-03-15
Keyword(s)
  • History
  • Chemistry
  • Sugar History Chem Kinetics Equil
Abstract
Small quantities of sugar played an essential role in the early development of chem. kinetics and of concepts such as the relative strengths of acids and bases. Wilhelm Ostwald played a major role in these developments. Ostwald studied the relative affinities of monobasic acids and applied chem. kinetics pioneer Ludwig Wilhemy's studies on the parameters that govern the rate of inversion of sugar to det. the inversion velocity consts. of more than 30 mainly monobasic acids. Other chemists who employed small quantities of sugar in their research are James Walker who studied the behavior of weak org. bases and Joseph Ellis Trevor who studied the hydrogen dissocn. of acid sodium salts.
Publisher
Division of the History of Chemistry
ISSN
1053-4385
Type of Resource
text
Genre of Resource
article
Language
eng
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https://hdl.handle.net/2142/126139
DOI
https://doi.org/10.70359/bhc1999n23p042
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Copyright 1999 Division of the History of Chemistry

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Bulletin for the History of Chemistry: Number 23, 1999 PRIMARY