amount of substance

noun

The number of particles or formula units (depending on type) present of some substance in some sample; SI unit: mole.

Meanings

nounamount of substance (countable and uncountable, plural amounts of substance)

plural amounts of substance

  1. countablephysicaluncountablechemistryThe number of particles or formula units (depending on type) present of some substance in some sample; SI unit: mole.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 物質的量 /物质的量
  • 物質的量 /物质的量 (wùzhì de liàng)amount of substance
Danish stofmængde
  • stofmængdeamount of substance
Finnish ainemäärä
  • ainemääräamount of substance
French quantité de matière
  • quantité de matièreamount of substance
German Stoffmenge
  • Stoffmengeamount of substance
Polish liczność materii
  • liczność materiiamount of substance
Vietnamese lượng chất, lượng hoá học
  • lượng chấtamount of substance
  • lượng hoá họcamount of substance
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