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Concentration of Gas Meaning: Difference Between Net and Gross Weight

This document defines concentration as it relates to measuring gases, specifically parts-per-million (ppm) and percent concentration. Ppm describes the ratio of one gas to another in a million molecules, while percent concentration is used above 10,000 ppm. Both ppm and percent concentration describe the ratio of gases and are unaffected by temperature and pressure. However, they do not indicate the actual weight of the target gas, which may also be specified using milligrams per cubic meter.

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Concentration of Gas Meaning: Difference Between Net and Gross Weight

This document defines concentration as it relates to measuring gases, specifically parts-per-million (ppm) and percent concentration. Ppm describes the ratio of one gas to another in a million molecules, while percent concentration is used above 10,000 ppm. Both ppm and percent concentration describe the ratio of gases and are unaffected by temperature and pressure. However, they do not indicate the actual weight of the target gas, which may also be specified using milligrams per cubic meter.

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concentration of gas meaning

When measuring gases like carbon dioxide, oxygen, or methane, the term
concentration is used to describe the amount of gas by volume in the air. The 2 most
common units of measurement are parts-per-million, and percent concentration.
Parts-per-million (abbreviated ppm) is the ratio of one gas to another. For example,
1,000ppm of CO2 means that if you could count a million gas molecules, 1,000 of them
would be of carbon dioxide and 990,000 molecules would be some other gases.
When you start counting over 10,000ppm, most manufacturers move from ppm
to percent concentration. So instead of describing a 50,000ppm CO2 sensor, we talk
about a 5% CO2 sensor instead. (50,000/1,000,000 = 0.05) the terms are
synonymous. In other words, 1ppm = 0.0001% gas.
The advantage of ppm and % concentration is that, under typical operating conditions,
temperature and pressure are not important when comparing 2 different sensors
specifications.
Keep in mind that while ppm and % concentration tell you the ratio of one gas to
another, they don't tell you the weight of the target gas. This is why you will
occasionally see the molecular weight (mg/m, or milligrams per cubic meter) of a gas
in a specification. There are easy gas conversion calculators on the web you can use, or
you can make a quick, approximate conversion (assuming 77 degrees F and sea
level) for CO2 only by multiplying the ppm by 1.8 to get mg/m, or dividing mg/m by
1.8 to get ppm.

Difference between net and gross weight


Gross weight is a term that is generally refers to the total weight of a product and its
packaging.
The Net weight refers to the weight of the product alone, not including the weight of its
container or packaging.
The Tare weight is the weight of the packaging or container alone.

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