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MICRO-EQUIVALENT PER LITRE [1 record]

Record 1 1985-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
CONT

Alkalinity and acidity are usually measured in the concentration unit of micro-equivalents per liter (micro = 10-6.

CONT

One should bear in mind that the pH scale is logarithmic, so that solutions of pH 6, 5 and 4 contain respectively one, 10 and 100 microequivalents of acidity (H+) per liter (abbreviated ueq/l).

OBS

Dans "ueq/l" le "u" remplace le mu grec, qu'on ne peut encore reproduire à cause de contraintes informatiques. Cette remarque s'applique aussi au français.

Key term(s)
  • microequivalent per litre
  • micro-equivalent per liter

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie

Spanish

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