Chemistry A-Level
scaling up fractions
What scaling up fractions means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of scaling up fractions
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Where a value such as 1.5 appears, the whole set is multiplied by 2 to reach whole numbers, since the ratio must be whole.
Topics that use scaling up fractions
- Empirical and molecular formula (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Empirical formula
- Molecular formula
- percentage composition
- simplest ratio
- dividing by the smallest
- empirical formula mass
- isomers
- multiplier from relative molecular mass
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