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Percentage
Percentage Preparations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Percent weight-in-weight (w/w) | expresses the number of grams of solute in 100 grams of product.Zinc oxide ointment contains 20% zinc oxide in white ointment. This means that each 100 grams of ointment will contain 20 grams of zinc oxide. |
| Percent weight-in-volume (w/v) | expresses the number of grams of solute in 100ml of solution.A 20% potassium chloride solution will contain 20 grams of potassium chloride in each 100ml of solution. |
| Percent volume-in-volume (v/v) | expresses the number of milliliters of a liquid contained in each 100ml of solution.95% alcohol contains 95ml of alcohol in each 100ml of solution. |