equilibrium film

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A liquid @F02366@ of thickness, or thicknesses, at which it is @S05900@ or @S05901@ with respect to small thickness changes. Unless the area of the @F02366@ is small, its composition may not be the same over its area and the (@M03872@) equilibrium thickness may be characteristic of the local condition only.
Source:
PAC, 1972, 31, 577. (Manual of Symbols and Terminology for Physicochemical Quantities and Units, Appendix II: Definitions, Terminology and Symbols in Colloid and Surface Chemistry) on page 614 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'equilibrium film' 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.E02181 RIS BibTex EndNote
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