"van 't Hoff factor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: van 't Hoff factors [plural]
Etymology: Named after J. H. van 't Hoff. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=van 't Hoff factor}} van 't Hoff factor (plural van 't Hoff factors)
  1. A measure of the effect of a solute upon colligative properties such as osmotic pressure, relative lowering in vapour pressure, elevation of boiling point, and depression of freezing point. It is the ratio between the actual concentration of particles produced when the substance is dissolved, and the concentration of a substance as calculated from its mass. Wikipedia link: van 't Hoff factor
    Sense id: en-van_'t_Hoff_factor-en-noun-GsGcaWCc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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