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 gram of hydrogen. Normality is used for certain calculations of quantitative analysis. Also see N.