Preferred Label : surface dipole layer;
IUPAC definition : Particles in the surface region of a phase are subjected to orienting forces as a
result of the anisotropic force field. Polar molecules (e.g. permanent dipoles) may
thus be preferentially oriented in the surface region, while polarizable molecules
may be polarized (induced dipoles). The array of oriented polar and/or polarized molecules
is called the surface dipole layer with which an electric potential drop is associated,
called the surface potential of the phase.;
Origin ID : S06169;
See also
Particles in the surface region of a phase are subjected to orienting forces as a
result of the anisotropic force field. Polar molecules (e.g. permanent dipoles) may
thus be preferentially oriented in the surface region, while polarizable molecules
may be polarized (induced dipoles). The array of oriented polar and/or polarized molecules
is called the surface dipole layer with which an electric potential drop is associated,
called the surface potential of the phase.
