Re: Usage of chemistry abbreviation for Normal (N)

[Emoto <emoto1 -at- gmail -dot- com>]

I grabbed a 30-day trial to the Chicago Scientific Style and Format guide,
but so far have not found it.

Bob

On Thu, Sep 3, 2020 at 2:10 PM Lin Sims <ljsims -dot- ml -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:

> If there's a professional association or scientific journals, I'd check
> with them. Most have standards for this sort of thing for purposes of paper
> submission.
>
> On Thu, Sep 3, 2020 at 1:43 PM Emoto <emoto1 -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Can someone point me toward an authoritative source for usage of the N
>> that
>> is short for normal? Is there a space between the N and its number value?
>>
>> For example:
>>
>> 0.2N NaOH
>>
>> or
>>
>> 0.2 N NaOH
>>
>> I'm working on a bunch of docs that have this in them and would like to
>> make them all consistent, and would like to base my decision on more than
>> what looks good to me. I like the space in front of the N, but would
>> happily bow to some higher authority.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Bob
>>
>
> --
> Lin Sims
>
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