Chemistry A-Level
Ratio simplification to whole numbers
What Ratio simplification to whole numbers means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Ratio simplification to whole numbers
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The ratio is converted to whole numbers by dividing by the smallest value, and the total is checked against the molecular formula.
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