amount fraction x (y for gaseous mixtures)

Synonym: mole fraction
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Amount of a @[email protected] divided by the total amount of all constituents in the mixture. It is also called mole fraction. Amount fraction is equal to the @[email protected]: the @[email protected] of one @[email protected] divided by the total number of @[email protected] in the mixture.
See also:
fraction
Source:
Green Book, 2nd ed., p. 41 [Terms] [Book]
Cite as: IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). Online version (2019-) created by S. J. Chalk. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
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