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Old December 1st, 2005, 00:44
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can someone please help me define what the word "relative" means in chemistry?

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Old December 10th, 2005, 16:32
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It generally means "compared to something else". For example if you have a ten molar solution and a one molar solution, the one molar solution is relatively dilute (compared to the ten molar solution).
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Old December 11th, 2005, 23:54
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