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Relative volumic mass

Term · Chemistry · MLC-T-CHM-010168

The ratio of the density of a substance to the density of a reference substance, both measured under specified conditions. It is a dimensionless quantity that indicates how much denser or lighter a substance is compared to the reference. For liquids and solids, the reference substance is typically water at 4 °C.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CHM-010168
FieldChemistry
SubjectChemistry and Human Health
ReferencesPAC, 1979, 51, 2451. 'Quantities and Units in Clinical Chemistry' on page 2472 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac197951122451)
See alsoRelative density
Record as JSON
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  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
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  "references": [
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  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/relative-volumic-mass/"
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