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interface
The plane ideally marking the boundary between two phases.
Note:
The term should not be used synonymously with interphase.
Source:
PAC, 1986, 58, 439
See also:
PAC, 1972, 31, 577 (Manual of Symbols and Terminology for Physicochemical Quantities and Units, Appendix II: Definitions, Terminology and Symbols in Colloid and Surface Chemistry) on page 583
Orange Book, p. 251
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Cite as: IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, Electronic version, http://goldbook.iupac.org/I03082.html.
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