Title: saturation
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - saturation
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.S05473
Status: current

Definition
Of an irradiated element for a specified isotope, the steady state reached when the disintegration rate of the nuclide formed is equal to its production rate.

Related Terms
- disintegration rate: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/A00114
- nuclide: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/N04257

Source
- PAC, 1994, 66, 2513. 'Nomenclature for radioanalytical chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 2525 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466122513)

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Citation: Citation: 'saturation' 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.S05473
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