Abegg's rule

      English

      Etymology

      Name after Richard Abegg, German chemist.

      Pronunciation

      (US) IPA: /ˈɑ.bɛɡz/, /ɑˈbɛks/

      Noun

      Abegg's rule (uncountable)

      1. (chemistry) A rule in chemistry that states that the sum of the hydrogen valence and the maximum oxygen valence is equal to eight.[1]

      References

      1. ^ 1976 [1909], Gove, Philip Babcock editor, Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged, Springfield, MA: G. & C. Merriam Co., ISBN 0-87779-101-5, page 3:
      Last modified on 15 June 2013, at 23:31