Amount fraction

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-000508",
  "term": "Amount fraction",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A dimensionless quantity representing the ratio of the amount of substance of a specific constituent to the total amount of substance of all constituents in a mixture. This fraction is also known as mole fraction. The sum of the amount fractions for all components in a mixture is always equal to one.",
  "synonyms": [
    "mole fraction"
  ],
  "subject": "Physical and Biophysical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "constituent",
    "molecular entity",
    "fraction",
    "number of entities"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Green Book, 2nd ed., p. 41 (https://goldbook.iupac.org/files/pdf/green_book_2ed.pdf)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/amount-fraction/"
}