The
substance fraction of the volatilized component in the total desolvated component. The gaseous state
includes free atoms, molecules and radicals. This quantity is measured in a defined
part of the flame, usually the observation space. The fraction volatilized varies
inversely with the size of the desolvated particles. Since
varies markedly with the height in the flame, its observed value represents an average.
Source:
PAC, 1986, 58, 1737
(Quantities and units in clinical chemistry: Nebulizer and flame properties in flame
emission and absorption spectrometry (Recommendations 1986))
on page 1741
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