streaming current 

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The electric current I flowing in a streaming cell if the electrodes, which are supposed to be ideally depolarized, are short-circuited. I is positive if the current in the membrane, plug, etc., is from high to low pressure side (and in the outside lead from low to high pressure side).
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 620 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'streaming current' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S06049 RIS BibTex EndNote
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