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| − | Ratio of final volume/aliquot volume (final volume = aliquot + [[ | + | Ratio of final volume/aliquot volume (final volume = aliquot + [[Diluent]]). |
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| + | === '''To calculate a dilution factor:''' === | ||
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| + | Remember that the dilution factor is the final volume/aliquot volume. | ||
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| + | <u>EXAMPLE:</u> ''What is the dilution factor if you add 0.1 mL aliquot of a specimen to 9.9 mL of diluent?'' | ||
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| + | #The final volume is equal the the aliquot volume plus the diluent volume: 0.1 mL + 9.9 mL = 10 mL | ||
| + | #The dilution factor is equal to the final volume divided by the aliquot volume: 10 mL/0.1 mL = 1:100 dilution (10<sup>2</sup>) | ||
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| + | <br>The Concentration Factor for this problem = aliquot volume/final volume = 0.1/(0.1 + 9.9) = 0.01 or 10<sup>-2</sup> concentration | ||
Latest revision as of 01:26, 15 June 2011
Ratio of final volume/aliquot volume (final volume = aliquot + Diluent).
To calculate a dilution factor:
Remember that the dilution factor is the final volume/aliquot volume.
EXAMPLE: What is the dilution factor if you add 0.1 mL aliquot of a specimen to 9.9 mL of diluent?
- The final volume is equal the the aliquot volume plus the diluent volume: 0.1 mL + 9.9 mL = 10 mL
- The dilution factor is equal to the final volume divided by the aliquot volume: 10 mL/0.1 mL = 1:100 dilution (102)
The Concentration Factor for this problem = aliquot volume/final volume = 0.1/(0.1 + 9.9) = 0.01 or 10-2 concentration