equivalent weight

equivalent weight

noun Chemistry.
the combining power, especially in grams (gram equivalent), of an element or compound, equivalent to hydrogen as a standard of 1.00797 or oxygen as a standard of 8; the atomic weight divided by the valence.

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1925–30
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Equivalent weight is always a great word to know.
So is ammonia. Does it mean:
to remove impurities from a gas by chemical means, as sulfur dioxide from smokestack gas or carbon dioxide from exhaled air in life-support packs
a colorless, pungent, suffocating, highly water-soluble, gaseous compound, NH3, usually produced by the combination of nitrogen and hydrogen gases
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equivalent weight
 
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Also called: gram equivalent the weight of an element or compound that will combine with or displace 8 grams of oxygen or 1.007 97 grams of hydrogen

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