The word aliquot is a term with which we can find ourselves in two areas mainly, on the one hand, at the request of the scientific work in laboratories , in which it is used to refer to that initial part that is taken from a certain volume, in that case it is a liquid aliquot, or failing that, a solid aliquot. Generally the aliquots result from dividing an initial volume in several equal parts. It can be measured in milliliters (ml) or in grams (g).
The aliquot represents the composition and the physical and chemical properties of the original substance, hence it is highly representative when analyzing a substance as if it were the original, since it represents one hundred percent.
In the case of liquid aliquots, they are taken from a pipette, a typical laboratory volumetric instrument that allows precisely the measurement of the aliquot with great precision. They are normally made of glass and are made up of a transparent tube that ends in a conical shape at one of its ends and also has a graduation that indicates the different possible volumes.
In the case of the solid aliquot, it should be handled using diluent that just dilutes the grams of the sample; in most cases water or alcohol is used.
But it is also plausible to find the term aliquot in other areas such as economic and public finances, in which it refers that part or proportion that is previously established from a law, for the determination of a right, tax, or any other tax obligation.
Other uses that the word also admits are: is included a certain number of times in a whole and that turns out to be proportional.
