Molar Photon Flux
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Molar Mass
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2020
The identity of a substance is defined not only by the types of atoms or ions it contains but by the quantity of each type of atom or ion. For example, water, H2O, and hydrogen peroxide, H2O2, are alike in that their respective molecules are composed of hydrogen and oxygen atoms. However, because a hydrogen peroxide molecule contains two oxygen atoms, as opposed to the water molecule, which has only one, the two substances exhibit very different properties. Atoms and molecules are extremely...
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Measurement of Extracellular Ion Fluxes Using the Ion-selective Self-referencing Microelectrode Technique
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2015
Transporters in cell membranes allow differential segregation of ions across cell membranes or cell layers and play crucial roles during tissue physiology, repair and pathology. We describe the ion-selective self-referencing microelectrode that allows the measurement of specific ion fluxes at single cells and tissues in vivo.
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Determination of Molar Masses of Polymers II
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2026
Polymer samples typically consist of macromolecular chains with a distribution of lengths, resulting in a range of molar masses rather than a single discrete value. Conventional descriptors such as the number-average molar mass and weight-average molar mass quantify this distribution but do not fully capture polymer behavior in solution..The viscosity-average molar mass provides a more realistic description of polymer behavior in solution because it accounts for the enhanced contribution of...
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Measurements of CO2 Fluxes at Non-Ideal Eddy Covariance Sites
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2019
The presented protocol uses the eddy covariance method at non-typical locations, applicable to all types of short-canopy ecosystems with limited area, on a currently reforested windthrow site in Poland. Details of measuring site setup rules, flux calculations and quality control, and final result analysis, are described.
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Electric Flux
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2025
The concept of flux describes how much of something goes through a given area. More formally, it is the dot product of a vector field within an area. For a better understanding, consider an open rectangular surface with a small area that is placed in a uniform electric field. The larger the area, the more field lines go through it and, hence, the greater the flux; similarly, the stronger the electric field (represented by a greater density of lines), the greater the flux. On the other hand, if...
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Photon delivery cannot be inferred from radiant power alone because photon energy changes with wavelength: E = hc/λ. At a given radiant power, changing λ changes the number of photons represented by that energy. Accounting for wavelength therefore allows the incident radiation to be converted into a photon amount and makes illumination comparisons chemically meaningful.
Radiant measurements first describe energy, and wavelength converts that energy into a number of photons. Avogadro’s constant then changes the photon count into an amount expressed in moles. That conversion is essential because molar photon flux uses chemical amount units, allowing light exposure to be reported in a form compatible with quantitative photochemical analysis.
Molar photon flux supplies a quantitative measure of the illumination available to a photochemical system. Relating that input to the observed reaction rate helps evaluate how effectively light drives chemical change, while comparison with quantum yield connects photon delivery to reaction performance. This makes illumination a controlled experimental variable rather than an informal description of brightness.
Determine the incident radiant power, identify the radiation wavelength, and use the photon-energy relationship E = hc/λ to convert energy delivery into a photon count. Then use Avogadro’s constant to express that count in moles and normalize by area when reporting the flux in mol photons m⁻² s⁻¹. This workflow links radiation data to chemical exposure.
Reporting the value preserves the illumination conditions used in an experiment. It supports consistent photochemical conditions, allows results obtained with different light sources to be compared, and improves control of light-driven processes. In chemistry, this is especially useful when interpreting differences in reaction behavior that could otherwise reflect unequal photon delivery rather than a change in the chemical system.
Applications include photochemical reaction studies and light-driven catalysis, where the amount of delivered light must be related to chemical response. The quantity also supports analysis of quantum yields, because researchers can compare photon input with the outcome of a reaction. Thus, it connects physical illumination measurements with chemical performance in controlled experiments.