"Percentage solution" is an ambiguous term which is used to describe a solution with the unit "%". It may refer to:
- Mass fraction (chemistry) if mass/mass ("% w/w") is meant
- Mass concentration (chemistry) if mass/volume ("% w/v") is meant (see also Usage in biology)
- Volume concentration if volume/volume ("% v/v") is meant
Famous quotes containing the words percentage and/or solution:
“There is a potential 4-6 percentage point net gain for the President [George Bush] by replacing Dan Quayle on the ticket with someone of neutral stature.”
—Mary Matalin, U.S. Republican political advisor, author, and James Carville b. 1946, U.S. Democratic political advisor, author. All’s Fair: Love, War, and Running for President, p. 205, Random House (1994)
“Give a scientist a problem and he will probably provide a solution; historians and sociologists, by contrast, can offer only opinions. Ask a dozen chemists the composition of an organic compound such as methane, and within a short time all twelve will have come up with the same solution of CH4. Ask, however, a dozen economists or sociologists to provide policies to reduce unemployment or the level of crime and twelve widely differing opinions are likely to be offered.”
—Derek Gjertsen, British scientist, author. Science and Philosophy: Past and Present, ch. 3, Penguin (1989)