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Mar 8, 2024 · Thomas Graham (born Dec. 20, 1805, Glasgow, Scot.—died Sept. 11, 1869, London, Eng.) was a British chemist often referred to as “the father of colloid chemistry.”. Educated in Scotland, Graham persisted in becoming a chemist, though his father disapproved and withdrew his support. He then made his living by writing and teaching.
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May 29, 2018 · Graham, Thomas (1805–69) Scottish chemist, best remembered for Graham's law, which states that the diffusion rate of a gas is inversely proportional to the square root of its density. This law is used in separating isotopes by the diffusion method and has industrial applications.
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Famous For: Graham’s Law, Dialysis. Awards: Royal Medal of the Royal Society (1837 and 1863), Copley Medal of the Royal Society (1862), Prix Jecker of the Paris Academy of Sciences (1862) Thomas Graham was a Scottish chemist best known for his leading work in the diffusion and dialysis of gases.
Thomas Graham. 1805-1869. Scottish physical chemist who studied the process of the diffusion of gases and was responsible for the development of colloid chemistry. Graham in 1831 measured the rate of diffusion of gases through a small whole and found that it was inversely proportional to the square root of its molecular weight (Graham's law).
Obituary—Thomas Graham Chemist. A cable dispatch from London reports the death in that city of Thomas Graham, the celebrated chemist and Master of the Mint. He was born in Glasgow,...
Thomas Graham. Graham's Laws of Diffusion and Effusion (Thomas Graham) A few of the physical properties of gases depend on the identity of the gas. One of these physical properties can be seen when the movement of gases is studied. In 1829 Thomas Graham used an apparatus similar to the one shown in Figure 4.15 to study the diffusion of gases ...
