Particle density

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-008502",
  "term": "Particle density",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The number of particles, such as nuclei or elementary particles, divided by the volume that contains them, a number density expressed in particles per unit volume. In materials and powder work the same name denotes the mass of a single particle divided by its volume, excluding the voids between particles, which is distinct from bulk density.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "elementary particle",
    "nuclear particle"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1982, 54, 1533. 'Glossary of terms used in nuclear analytical chemistry (Provisional)' on page 1547 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198254081533)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/particle-density/"
}