Title: mole ratio
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - mole ratio
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.15341
Status: current

Definition
Amount of one constituent divided by the amount of a second constituent in the same system. For constituents 1 and 2, \[r_{12} = n_{1}/n_{2}\]

Related Term
- constituent: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/16269

Source
- PAC, 2008, 80, 233. 'Glossary of terms related to solubility (IUPAC Recommendations 2008)' on page 255 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200880020233)

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Citation: Citation: 'mole ratio' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.15341
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