Water and Wastewater Terms Beginning N

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normality

The number of gram-equivalent weights of solute in 1 liter of solution. The equivalent weight of any material is the weight that would react with or be produced by the reaction of 8.0 grams (g) of oxygen or 1.0 g of hydrogen. Normality is used for certain calculations of quantitative analysis. Also see N.