Chemistry A-Level
Proportions as fractions of the total
What Proportions as fractions of the total means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Proportions as fractions of the total
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Reference: OCR
Expressing each component's amount as a fraction of the total gives the proportions, found by comparing each component's amount with the total of all components.
Topics that use Proportions as fractions of the total
- Chromatography and qualitative analysis (OCR A-Level)
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