mole fraction

noun Chemistry.

the ratio of the number of moles of a given component of a mixture to the total number of moles of all the components.

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Origin of mole fraction

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby mole fraction

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Medical definitions for mole fraction

mole fraction

n.

The ratio of the moles of one component of a system to the total moles of all components present.
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