cmolar

cmolar refers to a unit of concentration, specifically centimolar. It represents one-hundredth of a molar. A molar solution (M) has one mole of solute dissolved in one liter of solution. Therefore, a centimolar solution (cM) has 0.01 moles of solute per liter of solution. This unit is often used in scientific contexts, particularly in chemistry and biology, where precise concentrations are crucial for experiments and analyses. For example, in biochemical assays or cellular culture media, concentrations might be expressed in centimolar or millimolar (mM) units to accurately control the environment for biological processes. The conversion from centimolar to molar is straightforward: 1 cM = 0.01 M. Conversely, 1 M = 100 cM. This unit provides a convenient way to express smaller, yet significant, concentrations without resorting to very small decimal numbers or prefixes like "milli."