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| a compound capable of changing state or becoming inactive when subjected to heat or radiation |
| the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; a gram molecule |
| volumetric analysis | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Compare gravimetric analysis quantitative analysis of liquids or solutions by comparing the volumes that react with known volumes of standard reagents, usually by titration |
| 2. | quantitative analysis of gases by volume |
volumetric analysis n.
Quantitative analysis using accurately measured titrated volumes of standard chemical solutions.
Analysis of a gas by volume.
volumetric analysis
any method of quantitative chemical analysis in which the amount of a substance is determined by measuring the volume that it occupies or, in broader usage, the volume of a second substance that combines with the first in known proportions, more correctly called titrimetric analysis (see titration).
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