Vocab Bloom Hub

equivalent weight

/ɪˈkwɪvələnt weɪt/

1 entry

phrase

/ɪˈkwɪvələnt weɪt/C1formalscientific
  • ruМасса вещества, которая соединяется или замещает фиксированное количество другого вещества, обычно один грамм водорода или восемь граммов кислорода, используемая в химии для стехиометрических расчетов.

The mass of a substance that combines with or displaces a fixed amount of another substance, typically one gram of hydrogen or eight grams of oxygen, used in chemistry for stoichiometric calculations.

  1. Chemical equivalent massC2formal

    The mass of a substance that combines with or displaces a fixed amount of another substance, typically one gram of hydrogen or eight grams of oxygen.

    ruЭквивалентная масса

    • The equivalent weight of an element is calculated by dividing its atomic weight by its valence.
    • In acid-base reactions, the equivalent weight of an acid is its molar mass divided by the number of replaceable hydrogen atoms.
    • Chemists use equivalent weight to determine the proportions of reactants in a chemical reaction.