What is Albedo?

Any albedo in visible light falls within a range of about 0.9 for fresh snow to about 0.04 for charcoal, one of the darkest substances.

Albedo refers to the measure of the reflectivity of a surface, precisely how much sunlight is reflected into space compared to how much is absorbed. It is usually expressed as a percentage, where a value of 0% indicates a perfectly absorptive surface (all sunlight is absorbed), and a value of 100% indicates a perfectly reflective surface (all sunlight is reflected).

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Suspension (Pharmacy)

What are chemical suspensions?

We make suspensions, all day long, at Stacy’s Compounding Pharmacy for dogs, cats, children and even adults. But, exactly what is a suspension? Dictionary.com defines it as the state in which the particles of a substance are mixed with a fluid but are undissolved.

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