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difference that can be detected between two electrodes sending sound waves to each
other.
2.8.1. Ionic Vibration Potentials: Their Use in Obtaining the Difference
of the Solvation Numbers of Two Ions in a Salt
Sound waves pass through matter by exerting a force on the particles in the path
of the beam. Transmission of the sound occurs by each particle giving a push to the
next particle, and so on.