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Theory

The proper application of the formation factor to porous systems containing concentrated electrolytes can be best studied by starting with the appropriate transport equation. For the case of diffusing charged species in concentrated electrolytes, the transport is governed by coupled electrical and diffusive transport, and ion-ion interactions must be also be considered. To facilitate its application to experimental systems, the discussion begins with the phenomenological Fick's equation.