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co-ions in immediate contact with a surface are said to be located in the Stern layer, and form with the fixed charge a molecular capacitor.
Source: PAC, 1972,
31, 577. (
Manual of Symbols and Terminology for Physicochemical Quantities and Units, Appendix II: Definitions, Terminology and Symbols in Colloid and Surface Chemistry) on page 618 [
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