Trouton's rule

noun

Trou·​ton's rule

ˈtrau̇tᵊnz-

: a statement in physical chemistry: the molar heats of vaporization of pure liquids are proportional to the absolute temperatures of their boiling points

Word History

Etymology

after Frederick T. Trouton †1922 English physicist

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