Efficiency of nebulization

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-013056",
  "term": "Efficiency of nebulization",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The fraction of the liquid sample introduced into a nebulizer that is converted into an aerosol of sufficiently fine droplets to be transported to the atomization or excitation source in atomic spectrometry. It is a measure of how effectively the nebulizer generates a usable aerosol from the bulk liquid. This efficiency is typically less than 10% for pneumatic nebulizers.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "evaporation",
    "substance fraction",
    "clearance"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Orange Book, 2nd ed., p. 168 (https://media.iupac.org/publications/analytical_compendium/)",
    "PAC, 1986, 58, 1737. 'Quantities and units in clinical chemistry: Nebulizer and flame properties in flame emission and absorption spectrometry (Recommendations 1986)' on page 1740 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198658121737)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/efficiency-of-nebulization/"
}