Electron equivalent

Electron equivalent is a concept commonly used in redox chemistry, reactions involving electron transfer, to define a quantity (e.g. energy or moles) relative to one electron. Energies of formation are often given as kilojoules per electron equivalent to enable calculation of specific reaction energies on a "per electron" basis. Reactions containing movement of electrons are often balanced such that reaction quantities are given in relation to the transfer of a single electron, allowing quantification of reactants and products in relation to a single electron transfer.

References

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• Schwarzenbach, Rene P.; Gschwend, Philip M.; Imboden, Dieter (2003). Environmental Organic Chemistry (2nd ed.). John Wiley & Sons. p. 568. ISBN 0471357502.

• Sayyar, Bahareh (2008). Thermodynamic electron equivalent models for Geobacter species. University of Toronto (Canada). ISBN 0-494-44914-4.