Local fraction volatilized

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-006738",
  "term": "Local fraction volatilized",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A ratio of the amount of analyte in the gaseous state, as free atoms, molecules and radicals, to the amount of analyte already desolvated, evaluated at a defined point in a flame such as the observation zone. It decreases as the desolvated particles get larger, because large dry aerosol particles volatilize incompletely. It is one factor in the overall efficiency of atomization, alongside the local fractions desolvated and atomized.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "substance fraction"
  ],
  "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 1741 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198658121737)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/local-fraction-volatilized/"
}