nucleation and growth

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.N04244
A process in a @P04537@ in which nuclei of a new phase are first formed, followed by the @P04881@ of the new phase at a faster rate.
See:
continuous precipitation
,
discontinuous precipitation
,
phase transition
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 577. (Definitions of terms relating to phase transitions of the solid state (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 587 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'nucleation and growth' 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.N04244 RIS BibTex EndNote
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