specific surface area

in surface chemistry
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05806
When the area of the @I03082@ between two phases is proportional to the mass of one of the phases (e.g. for a solid @A00153@, for an @E02065@ or for an @A00176@ ), the specific surface area (\(a\),\(s\) or preferably \(a_{s}\)) is defined as the surface area divided by the mass of the relevant phase.
Sources:
Green Book, 2nd ed., p. 63 [Terms] [Book]
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 [Terms] [Paper]
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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