EQUIVALENT  , in See also:

• CHEMISTRY
• CHEMISTRY (formerly "chymistry"; Gr. xvµela; for derivation see ALCHEMY)

chemistry, the proportion of an See also:

• ELEMENT (Lat. elementum)

element which will combine with or replace unit See also:

• WEIGHT

weight of See also:

• HYDROGEN [symbol H, atomic weight x-oo8 (0=16)]

hydrogen . When multiplied by the See also:

• VALENCY

valency it gives the atomic weight . The determination of equivalent weights is treated in the See also:

• ARTICLE (from Lat. articulus, a joint)

article See also:

• STOICHIOMETRY (Gr. vrocxeia, fundamental parts, or elements, µErpov, measure)

STOICHIOMETRY . (See also CHEMISTRY.) In a more See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general sense the See also:

• TERM

term " equivalent " is used to denote quantities of sub-stances which neutralize one another, as for example NaOH, HC1, H2SO4, zBa(OH)2 .