Title: overall efficiency of atomization
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - overall efficiency of atomization
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.08514
Status: current

Definition
In atomic spectroscopy, mass of analyte converted into free atoms in the atomizer divided by mass of analyte entering the dispersion device.

Related Term
- atomic spectroscopy: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/08216

Source
- PAC, 2021, 93, 647. 'Glossary of methods and terms used in analytical spectroscopy (IUPAC Recommendations 2019)' on page 726 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0203)

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Citation: Citation: 'overall efficiency of atomization' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.08514
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