centimole

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A metric unit of chemical amount representing one hundredth of a mole.

This unit measures the amount of substance, corresponding to exactly 0.01 moles of particles. While mathematically valid within the SI system, chemists rarely use it in practical laboratory settings. Standard molarity calculations typically jump straight from moles to millimoles to align with standard volumetric glassware.

Heard on the job

You can express that concentration as one centimole per litre, but millimoles are standard.