Equivalent weight

{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-001321",
  "term": "Equivalent weight",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "The mass of a substance that combines with or is equivalent to a fixed amount of another substance, typically one gram of hydrogen or eight grams of oxygen. In drilling fluid chemistry, it is used to calculate the amount of a chemical needed to react with a specific quantity of another component, particularly in titrations. For an ion, it is its atomic weight divided by its valence.",
  "subject": "Drilling Fluids",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/equivalent-weight/"
}