unit of concentration  [ENDORSED]

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Hyein Cha 2I
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unit of concentration

Postby Hyein Cha 2I » Wed Mar 07, 2018 8:16 pm

A lot of the hw questions give concentration in mmol/L instead of mol/L. Must we always convert fo mol/L or can we leave it as mmol/L ?

Andrea ORiordan 1L
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Re: unit of concentration

Postby Andrea ORiordan 1L » Wed Mar 07, 2018 8:50 pm

I think it depends on the question. If its asking for units of K you could probably use mmol. Same with if its asking which order reaction it is. The question will probably specify-- I don't think you'll get points taken off if you use mmol vs mol.

Jessica Wakefield 1H
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Re: unit of concentration

Postby Jessica Wakefield 1H » Wed Mar 07, 2018 10:36 pm

unless the question specifically asks for you to convert the units, then you should be fine just solving in whatever units are given

Ashley Macabasco 2K
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Re: unit of concentration

Postby Ashley Macabasco 2K » Thu Mar 08, 2018 8:09 pm

I believe you must only convert mmol to mol or vice versa if the question explicitly states to do so.

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Re: unit of concentration  [ENDORSED]

Postby Jenny Cheng 2K » Fri Mar 09, 2018 10:27 pm

I think the important thing to remember is to make sure that all your units match.


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