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2% p/v

English translation: 2% w/v


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23:22 Dec 23, 2011
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng
Portuguese term or phrase: 2% p/v
2% p/v diluído previamente em solução citrato de sódio
Andre Damasceno
Brazil
Local time: 07:57
English translation:2% w/v
Explanation:
w = weight, v = volume. See:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W/v
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Daniel Frisano Paulon
Italy
Local time: 12:57
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4 +12% w/v
Daniel Frisano Paulon


  

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2% w/v


Explanation:
w = weight, v = volume. See:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W/v

Daniel Frisano Paulon
Italy
Local time: 12:57
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Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in FriulianFriulian
PRO pts in category: 11

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Moti Marom: Ok, but maybe it would be better to denote it as "2% mass concentration". According to this same wikipedia article shown by Arrigo, w/v is a flawed, though used , math. denotation, because "%" is dimensionless and w/v has units of mass-to-volume.
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