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WATER ALKALINITY [1 record]

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Record 1 1995-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Analytical Chemistry
DEF

Amount of cations balanced by weak acids, expressed as milliequivalents of neutralized hydrogen ions, per litre of water.

Key term(s)
  • water alkalinity

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie analytique
DEF

Quantité de substances à réaction alcaline dissoute dans une eau et déterminée par titration au moyen d'un acide fort jusqu'à virage d'un indicateur coloré.

CONT

On mesure l'alcalinité d'une eau à l'aide d'une solution titrée acide, en présence, soit de phénolphtaléine (titre alcalimétrique simple TA) ou d'hélianthine (titre alcalimétrique complet TAC)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química analítica
DEF

Cantidad de cationes equilibrados por ácidos débiles, expresada como miliequivalentes de iones de hidrógeno neutralizados, por litro de agua.

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