Bjerrum length

The Bjerrum length $(l_{B})$ is the distance for which the electrostatic potential energy between two charges, $e$, is equal to the thermal energy scale Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle k_BT} . Using Coulomb's law, one sets

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leading to

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See also

• Debye length