Title: observation volume
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - observation volume
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.O04273
Status: current

Definition
The volume of that part of the flame that is observed through the optical device (in \(\unicode[Times]{x3BC}\rm{l}\)).

Related Term
- observation space: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/O04272

Source
- PAC, 1986, 58, 1737. 'Quantities and units in clinical chemistry: Nebulizer and flame properties in flame emission and absorption spectrometry (Recommendations 1986)' on page 1741 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198658121737)

Other Outputs
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- json: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/O04273/json
- xml: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/O04273/xml

Citation: Citation: 'observation 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.O04273
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