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Physical chemistry

the maximum electric charge a liquid drop can carry before electrical repulsion overcomes surface tension and the drop breaks apart.

In physical chemistry, Rayleigh limit refers to the maximum electric charge a liquid drop can carry before electrical repulsion overcomes surface tension and the drop breaks apart. This meaning comes from Rayleigh (1882) in The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science.[1]

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  1. Rayleigh, L. (1882). On the equilibrium of liquid conducting masses charged with electricity. The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science, 14(87), 184-186. https://doi.org/10.1080/14786448208628425

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