Term: radionuclidic purity
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.R05117

Definition:
For a material, that fraction of the total activity which is present in the form of the stated radionuclide, including daughter products.

Related Terms:
1) activity (<em>of a radioactive material</em>) (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00114).
2) radionuclide (<em>of a radioactive material</em>) (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.R05116).
3) daughter products (<em>of a radioactive material</em>) (<em>in radiochemistry</em>) (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.D01525).

Source: PAC, 1994, 66, 2513. 'Nomenclature for radioanalytical chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 2523 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466122513)

Citation: 'radionuclidic purity' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.R05117

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