abbreviation in chemistry

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September 2, 2009 at 10:10 pm #10017

Chris Clemens
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For the following expression in chemistry

(Na = 23.0 g/mol; P = 31 g/mol; O = 16.0 g/mol)

would I consider the g/mol to be an abbreviation? If it is an abbreviation, and I am using the Chemistry code, would I use a punctuation indicator before the semicolon? And just to make sure, I would use the letter indicator before the g in g/mol?

Thank you,
Susan

September 12, 2009 at 10:21 am #20019

Chris Clemens
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g and mol are abbreviations so the g would require the letter indicator. In Chemistry Code, letters and abbreviations are both punctuated mathematically, so you would use a punctuation indicator before the semicolon that follows g/mol.
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