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Michael Faraday

1791–1867 · Physics, chemistry

Michael Faraday was an English scientist whose discoveries shaped both electromagnetism and electrochemistry. His laws of electrolysis (1834) state that the mass of a substance deposited or dissolved at an electrode is proportional to the quantity of electric charge passed. This is the basis of electroplating, metal refining, and the electrolytic production of elements. The Faraday constant (about 96,500 coulombs per mole of electrons) and the unit of capacitance, the farad, are both named in his honour.

Source: Wikipedia — Faraday's laws of electrolysis

Formulas that trace back to Michael Faraday