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Merging from matrix (chemistry)

Decided to be bold and merge Matrix (chemistry) into this page, matrix isolation. The decision is to use this page is due to it's size, age and lack of ambiguity. Below is the original Matrix (chemistry) page-

In chemistry, a matrix is a continuous solid phase in which particles (atoms, molecules, ions, etc.) are embedded.^[1] Unstable species, such as free radicals, can be trapped in an unreactive substrate, such as argon, and studied by spectroscopy. The species under investigation are separated by the matrix, hence the term matrix isolation for this technique. For example, the solid noble gas can be used to form an inert matrix within which the F₃^- ion can sit in chemical isolation. In chemical analysis, the matrix is the remainder of the sample of which the analyte forms a part.

In neurochemistry, neuroglia forms a matrix structure for brain cells.

References

^ Daintith, John (senior editor) (2004). Oxford Dictionary of Chemistry. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198609183. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)

Please leave any comments you have, especially the original contributors- Sadi Carnot, Ligulem, Mets501 Jrockley and Japanese Searobin

Don't start a revert war without giving a valid reason! Afn 16:28, 18 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]