Preferred Label : electrical arc;
IUPAC definition : A self-sustaining electrical discharge between at least two electrodes, characterized
by a comparatively small cathode fall voltage, a low burning voltage and a relatively
high current density. The burning voltage of an arc is the voltage across the electrode
gap during an arc discharge.;
Origin ID : E01918;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
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A self-sustaining electrical discharge between at least two electrodes, characterized
by a comparatively small cathode fall voltage, a low burning voltage and a relatively
high current density. The burning voltage of an arc is the voltage across the electrode
gap during an arc discharge.
