Volume fraction

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-012614",
  "term": "Volume fraction",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The ratio of the volume of a specific component to the total volume of a mixture or solution. It is a dimensionless quantity that expresses the concentration of a constituent. For ideal mixtures, the volume fraction is simply the volume of the component divided by the sum of the volumes of all components.",
  "subject": "Physical and Biophysical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "constituent",
    "fraction"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Green Book, 2nd ed., p. 41 (https://goldbook.iupac.org/files/pdf/green_book_2ed.pdf)",
    "PAC, 1996, 68, 957. 'Glossary of terms in quantities and units in Clinical Chemistry (IUPAC-IFCC Recommendations 1996)' on page 998 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668040957)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/volume-fraction/"
}