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Spanish to English translations [PRO] Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng | |||||||
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5 | water activity, a_w |
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4 +1 | Aw values for ideal solutions |
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water activity, a_w Explanation: In English it is a_w (a subscript w) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_activity |
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Aw values for ideal solutions Explanation: Aw stands for the activity of water, usually denoted with a subscript. here is a definition of activity: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activity_(chemistry) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 15 hrs (2011-02-01 13:31:31 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Note that it should be a with a subscript w, not Aw (I wrote it like that to differentiate between the two without clarifying and I apologize) Reference: http://www.nagy-instruments.de/aw-value.html |
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