Title: rate of flow of liquid metal in polarography
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - rate of flow of liquid metal in polarography
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.09144
Status: current

Definition
Mass of a drop of liquid metal in polarography at the instant when it is detached from the tip of the capillary divided by the drop time \(t_{\rm{d}}\).

Note
The liquid is usually mercury.

Related Term
- polarography: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/09135

Source
- PAC, 2020, 92, 641. 'Terminology of Electrochemical Methods of Analysis (IUPAC Recommendations 2019)' on page 678 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2018-0109)

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Citation: Citation: 'rate of flow of liquid metal in polarography' 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.09144
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