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catalytic activity · International · Modern
katal
exact
- Record
- M043
- Definition quality
- Standardized
- Conversion mode
- multiplicative
- Calculator
- Fully calculable
Definition
1 kat = 1 mol/s
History & use
The 21st CGPM adopted the special name katal in 1999, particularly for medicine and biochemistry, after decades of use and concern about inconsistent local units.
Modern use
Modern use is context-dependent and varies by region or measurement system.
Sources & evidence
Source tier — · confidence high