February 25th marks the passing of Theodor H. E. Svedberg. Svedberg was a Nobel Prize winning chemist who worked with colloids. He is also the namesake of a non-SI physical unit used in colloid chemistry. A svedberg is the unit used for sedimentation coefficients during centrifugation. These coefficients expressed by the ratio of a particle's sedimentation velocity to the acceleration applied to the particle and be expressed as a value of time.
How fast is a svedberg? A svedberg is defined to be equal to 10-13 seconds.
Svedbergs are pretty fast! Find out more about Theodor Svedberg and what else occurred on this day in science history.
How fast is a svedberg? A svedberg is defined to be equal to 10-13 seconds.
Svedbergs are pretty fast! Find out more about Theodor Svedberg and what else occurred on this day in science history.
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