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What is the difference between a 10 % ( v / v ) methanol (CH3OH)(\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{OH}) solution and a $10 % ( m / m ) methanol solution?

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Mass percent (m/m) concentration\textbf{Mass percent (m/m) concentration} is defined as the mass of solute in grams dissolved in 100 grams of solution.

Volume percent (v/v) concentration\textbf{Volume percent (v/v) concentration} is defined as the volume of solute dissolved in 100 mL of solution.

The 10 % (v/v) methanol solution consists of 10 mL of methanol dissolved in 100 grams of solution, while a 10 % (m/m) consists of 10 grams of methanol dissolved in 100 mL of solution.

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