Preferred Label : component;
IUPAC definition : Constituent of a mixture the amount or concentration of which can be varied independently.
The number of components in a given system is the minimum number of independent species
necessary to define the composition in all the phases of a system. It may vary with
external conditions since additional chemical equilibria reduce the number of components.
The term component is also often used in the more general sense as defined here under
constituent. div class 'sources' b em Source: /em /b br/ Physical Chemistry Division,
unpublished br/ /div ;
Origin ID : C01209;
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Constituent of a mixture the amount or concentration of which can be varied independently.
The number of components in a given system is the minimum number of independent species
necessary to define the composition in all the phases of a system. It may vary with
external conditions since additional chemical equilibria reduce the number of components.
The term component is also often used in the more general sense as defined here under
constituent. div class 'sources' b em Source: /em /b br/ Physical Chemistry Division,
unpublished br/ /div
