atomic volume

American  

noun

Chemistry.

1. the atomic weight of an element divided by its density. at. vol.

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atomic volume British  

noun

1. the atomic weight (relative atomic mass) of an element divided by its density

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Example Sentences

All gaseous molecules being of the same size, represented by two squares, the atomic volume of As must be one-fourth of this size, represented by half of one square.

From An Introduction to Chemical Science by Williams, Rufus Phillips

In the case of elements the two are usually identical, i.e. with the few whose vapor density is known; but this is not always true, and it leads to interesting conclusions regarding atomic volume.

From An Introduction to Chemical Science by Williams, Rufus Phillips

In elements that have not been weighed in the gaseous state, as C, the evidence of atomic volume is not direct, but we will assume it.

From An Introduction to Chemical Science by Williams, Rufus Phillips

The equivalent and the density being known, we may calculate the atomic volume.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 365, December 30, 1882 by Various

Atomic Volume.—As is peculiar in that its atomic volume, so far as the volume can be determined, is only half that of the H atom.

From An Introduction to Chemical Science by Williams, Rufus Phillips