Percent Volume Calculator

Formula

The formula for calculating percent volume is:

\[ PV = \frac{V_{solute}}{V_{solution}} \times 100 \]

Where:

\( PV \) is the percent by volume of the solute to the solution (%)
\( V_{solute} \) is the volume of the solute
\( V_{solution} \) is the volume of the solution

Percent By Volume Definition

In the simplest terms, a percent volume is just a percentage ratio of one volume to another, but this term is most often used in chemistry when describing the percentage ratio of solute volume to solution volume.

Example Calculation

Let's assume the following values:

Volume of Solute (V_solute) = 2 L
Volume of Solution (V_solution) = 10 L

Using the formula to calculate the percent volume:

\[ PV = \frac{2}{10} \times 100 = 20\% \]

The percent volume is 20%.