Equivalent weight

Equivalent weight in chemistry is also known as gram equivalent.[1] It is the mass of a given substance which will combine with or displace a fixed quantity of another substance.

The equivalent weight of an element is the mass which combines with or displaces 1.008 gram of hydrogen or 8.0 grams of oxygen or 35.5 grams of chlorine. These values are the atomic weight divided by the usual valence.[2] For oxygen, as an example, that is 16.0g / 2.[3]

Equivalent weight has the dimensions and units of mass, unlike atomic weight, which is dimensionless. The equivalent weight of a compound can be got by dividing the molecular weight by the number of positive or negative electrical charges carried by its ions (which result from dissolving the compound).

References

  1. Gram equivalent Merriam-Webster Dictionary
  2. Equivalent weight chemistry Encyclopædia Britannica
  3. Orange book, 3rd ed. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 26, 2011. Retrieved 2009-05-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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