abbreviation in chemistry

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  • September 2, 2009 at 10:10 pm #10017
    Chris Clemens
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    For the following expression in chemistry

    (Na = 23.0 g/mol; P = 31 g/mol; O = 16.0 g/mol)

    would I consider the g/mol to be an abbreviation? If it is an abbreviation, and I am using the Chemistry code, would I use a punctuation indicator before the semicolon? And just to make sure, I would use the letter indicator before the g in g/mol?

    Thank you,
    Susan

    September 12, 2009 at 10:21 am #20019
    Chris Clemens
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    g and mol are abbreviations so the g would require the letter indicator. In Chemistry Code, letters and abbreviations are both punctuated mathematically, so you would use a punctuation indicator before the semicolon that follows g/mol.

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