Abegg's rule

English edit

Etymology edit

Name after Richard Abegg, German chemist.

Pronunciation edit

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.bɛɡz ɹuːl/, /ɑˈbɛks ɹuːl/

Proper noun edit

Abegg 's rule

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

Translations edit

rule in chemistry

German: Abegg’sche Regel f

References edit

^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 3

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