concentration gradient, \(\text{grad}\: C\)

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Differential change in concentration of a component in a given direction in a small distance divided by the distance in that direction.
Notes:
  1. It is a vector quantity.
  2. May be expressed as amount-of-substance, mass, number, volume, concentration @G02669@.
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 957. (Glossary of terms in quantities and units in Clinical Chemistry (IUPAC-IFCC Recommendations 1996)) on page 967 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'concentration gradient' 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.C01227 RIS BibTex EndNote
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