Valores de Aw de soluciones ideales.

English translation: aw values for ideal solutions

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Spanish term or phrase:Valores de Aw de soluciones ideales.
English translation:aw values for ideal solutions
Entered by: Noem_Sport

21:53 Jan 31, 2011
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng
Spanish term or phrase: Valores de Aw de soluciones ideales.
Se trata de un programa de estudio de la materia Bromatologia. Cuando menciona los temas dice: Agua: concepto de agua libre y ligada. Definicion de actividad de agua. Valores de Aw de soluciones ideales. Cómo puedo traducir este último tema? Lamentablemente no puedo brindar mayor contexto. Muchas gracias!
Karina Rodriguez
Argentina
Local time: 17:51
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)

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Note added at 15 hrs (2011-02-01 13:31:31 GMT)
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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)
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Noem_Sport
Local time: 14:51
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5water activity, a_w
Zareh Darakjian Ph.D.
4 +1Aw 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

Zareh Darakjian Ph.D.
United States
Local time: 13:51
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ArmenianArmenian
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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)

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Note added at 15 hrs (2011-02-01 13:31:31 GMT)
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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
Noem_Sport
Local time: 14:51
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Neil Ashby: but it is 'small' a not capital A.... a subscript w
15 hrs
  -> i know, i should have clarified that I was trying to distinguish between the A and w, I will add a note to my answer
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