Velocity

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-012536",
  "term": "Velocity",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A vector quantity that describes the rate of change of an object's position with respect to time, including both its speed and direction. In chemical contexts, it can refer to the speed and direction of molecular motion or the rate of flow of a fluid. The SI unit for velocity is meters per second (m/s).",
  "subject": "Physical and Biophysical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "flux"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Green Book, 2nd ed., p. 11 (https://goldbook.iupac.org/files/pdf/green_book_2ed.pdf)",
    "ISO 31-1: 1992 (https://www.iso.org/iso/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=3623)",
    "PAC, 1996, 68, 957. 'Glossary of terms in quantities and units in Clinical Chemistry (IUPAC-IFCC Recommendations 1996)' on page 997 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668040957)",
    "PAC, 1981, 53, 1827. 'Nomenclature for transport phenomena in electrolytic systems' on page 1830 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198153101827)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/velocity/"
}