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| − | |definition= Volatility is a measure of how readily a substance vaporizes. At a given temperature, substances with higher vapour pressures will vaporize more readily than substances with a lower vapour pressure<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volatility_(chemistry) www.wikipedia.org]</ref>. }} | + | |definition= Volatility is a measure of how readily a substance vaporizes. At a given temperature, substances with higher vapour pressures will vaporize more readily than substances with a lower vapour pressure<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volatility_(chemistry) www.wikipedia.org October 5 2009 ]</ref>. }} |
== See also == | == See also == | ||
| − | [[VOC|Volatile organic | + | [[VOC|Volatile organic compounds]] |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:33, 5 October 2009
Definition of volatility:
Volatility is a measure of how readily a substance vaporizes. At a given temperature, substances with higher vapour pressures will vaporize more readily than substances with a lower vapour pressure[1].
This is the common definition for volatility, other definitions can be discussed in the article
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