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Measure of the ratio of atoms of one kind (i) to another kind (j) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The atomic ratio is a measure of the ratio of atoms of one kind (i) to another kind (j). A closely related concept is the atomic percent (or at.%), which gives the percentage of one kind of atom relative to the total number of atoms.[1] The molecular equivalents of these concepts are the molar fraction, or molar percent.
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Mathematically, the atomic percent is
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where Ni are the number of atoms of interest and Ntot are the total number of atoms, while the atomic ratio is
For example, the atomic percent of hydrogen in water (H2O) is at.%H2O = 2/3 x 100 ≈ 66.67%, while the atomic ratio of hydrogen to oxygen is AH:O = 2:1.
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Another application is in radiochemistry, where this may refer to isotopic ratios or isotopic abundances. Mathematically, the isotopic abundance is
where Ni are the number of atoms of the isotope of interest and Ntot is the total number of atoms, while the atomic ratio is
For example, the isotopic ratio of deuterium (D) to hydrogen (H) in heavy water is roughly D:H = 1:7000 (corresponding to an isotopic abundance of 0.00014%).
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Doping in laser physics
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In laser physics however, the atomic ratio may refer to the doping ratio or the doping fraction.
- For example, theoretically, a 100% doping ratio of Yb : Y3Al5O12 is pure Yb3Al5O12.
- The doping fraction equals,
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