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A belated tribute to the electrochemist Ernst Salomon

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The life of the German–Jewish electrochemist Ernst Salomon is reconstructed and his contributions to electrochemistry are described. Salomon published current–potential curves that presaged modern voltammograms, and he also invented the use of amperometry to indicate the endpoint of precipitation titrations.

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The author acknowledges many kind suggestions for improvements of this manuscript provided by Professor Stephen Fletcher, Loughborough.

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Scholz, F. A belated tribute to the electrochemist Ernst Salomon. J Solid State Electrochem 14, 699–703 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-009-0847-9

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