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Chromatography

Void volume

The volume of mobile phase within the column. Determines the dead time. A void marker injection calibrates the retention axis and is cheap and rarely done.

Related terms

Column dead time (t₀)
The time taken for an unretained species to traverse the column. Everything eluting at t₀ is unseparated.
see also Void volume

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