Mercury flow system

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-013271",
  "term": "Mercury flow system",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "An apparatus used in chemical vapor generation for the analysis of mercury, where a carrier gas transports mercury vapor from a reaction vessel to a detector. The system typically involves the chemical reduction of mercury ions in a liquid sample to elemental mercury, which is then purged from the solution by the gas flow. Unlike systems for hydride-forming elements, this process does not require a quartz tube atomizer for thermal decomposition before detection.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "carrier gas"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1992, 64, 261. 'Nomenclature, symbols, units and their usage in spectrochemical analysis - XIII. Terms related to chemical vapour generation (IUPAC Recommendations 1992)' on page 263 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199264020261)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/mercury-flow-system/"
}