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reactofurnace - 2-11-2020 at 21:00

Does 1 ppm (parts per million) = 1 mg/L for all solvents or just water?

reactofurnace - 2-11-2020 at 21:03

Quote: Originally posted by reactofurnace  
Does 1 ppm (parts per million) = 1 mg/L for all solvents or just water?


All sources I found seem to specify aqueous solutions.

DraconicAcid - 2-11-2020 at 21:23

Only for dilute aqueous solutions, or those with a density of 1 g/mL. It will be 1 mg per kg of mixture for all systems.

Cou - 3-11-2020 at 10:12

For solvents besides water, ppm is just a nickname for mg/L concentrations. I analyze substances by diluting 250 mg in 25 mL to make a 10000 mg/L or "ppm" solution.