IUPAC - homogeneity (H02845) (original) (raw)

Also contains definition of: heterogeneity in analytical chemistry

The degree to which a property or a @C01281@ is uniformly distributed throughout a quantity of material. A material may be homogeneous with respect to one analyte or property but heterogeneous with respect to another. The degree of heterogeneity (the opposite of homogeneity) is the determining factor of @S05463@.

Source:
PAC, 1990, 62, 1193. (Nomenclature for sampling in analytical chemistry (Recommendations 1990)) on page 1201 [Terms] [Paper]

Citation: 'homogeneity' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.H02845 RIS BibTex EndNote