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In chemistry, the mass fraction of a substance within a mixture is the ratio (alternatively denoted ) of the mass of that substance to the total mass of the mixture. Expressed as a formula, the mass fraction is:

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Because the individual masses of the ingredients of a mixture sum to , their mass fractions sum to unity:

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Mass fraction can also be expressed, with a denominator of 100, as percentage by mass (in commercial

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