Merle Randall

{{Short description|American physical chemist}}

Merle Randall (January 29, 1888 – March 17, 1950)[http://content.cdlib.org/xtf/view?docId=hb9g5008vb&doc.view=frames&chunk.id=div00007&toc.depth=1&toc.id= University of California: In Memoriam 1950 Merle Randall, Chemistry: Berkeley]

was an American physical chemist famous for his work with Gilbert N. Lewis, over a period of 25 years, in measuring reaction heat of chemical compounds and determining their corresponding free energy. Together, their 1923 textbook "Thermodynamics and the Free Energy of Chemical Substances" became a classic work in the field of chemical thermodynamics.

In 1932, Merle Randall authored two scientific papers with Mikkel Frandsen: "The Standard Electrode Potential of Iron and the Activity Coefficient of Ferrous Chloride,"{{cite journal|title=The standard electrode potential of iron and the activity coefficient of ferrous chloride|author1=Merle Randall |author2=Mikkel Frandsen |journal=J. Am. Chem. Soc.|year=1932|volume=54|issue=1|pages=47–54|doi=10.1021/ja01340a006}} and "Determination of the Free Energy of Ferrous Hydroxide from Measurements of Electromotive Force."{{cite journal|title=Determination of the free energy of ferrous hydroxide from measurements of electromotive force|author1=Merle Randall |author2=Mikkel Frandsen |journal=J. Am. Chem. Soc.|year=1932|volume=54|issue=1|pages=40–46|doi=10.1021/ja01340a005}}