Title: specific volume
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - specific volume
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.S05807
Status: current
Index: quantity

Definition
Volume of a substance divided by its mass. It is the reciprocal of mass density.

Related Terms
- mass density: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/M03714
- volume content: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/V06641

Source
- PAC, 1996, 68, 957. 'Glossary of terms in quantities and units in Clinical Chemistry (IUPAC-IFCC Recommendations 1996)' on page 993 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668040957)

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Citation: Citation: 'specific volume' 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.S05807
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