Meant to be used in both the teaching and research laboratory, this calculator (see below) can be utilized to perform a number of different calculations for preparing solutions having mass per volume (i.e., mass over volume) or weight per volume (i.e., weight over volume) concentration units such as mg/mL, μg/μL, μg/L, etc. Such concentration calculations are needed when starting with the solid form of a chemical and a solution needs to be prepared with the concentration unit expressed in unit mass per unit volume (such as mg/mL). These calculations are especially useful when working with compounds that do not have well-defined molecular weights (such as some proteins, carbohydrates, and other polymers).

Each calculator cell shown below corresponds to a term in the formula presented above. Enter appropriate values in all cells except the one you wish to calculate. Therefore, at least two cells must have values, and no more than one cell may be blank. The value of the blank cell will be calculated based on the other values entered. After a calculation is performed, the calculated cell will be highlighted and subsequent calculations will calculate the value of the highlighted cell (with no requirement to have a blank cell). However, a blank cell has priority over a highlighted cell.