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Snuppelina Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

A phrase

Hi there!
What is the option:

a moderator with the mass M=3 kg.
a moderator with a mass of M=3kg.
a moderator with mass M=3 kg.
Thanks!
  

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with a mass of is best, but in scientific papers the abbreviated form with mass is also used. CJ

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with a mass of is best, but in scientific papers the abbreviated form with mass is also used.

CJ
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CalifJimwith a mass of is best, but in scientific papers the abbreviated form with mass is also used.
Can we also use 'utilization of neutron sources' without 'the' before 'utilization' in scientific texts?
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You might be able to do that. Do you have the whole sentence?

CJ
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Utilization of neutron sources can improve many characteristics...

Can I do the same in the following sentence (no 'the' before 'frozen mixture'):
Frozen mixture of xylene was supposed to be used as separated pieces fulfilling the volume of a chamber.
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I also wanted to ask you, as a native speaker. When one has a figure in a research paper, showing, let's say, the structure of some chamber or a moderator, and below, there is an explanation for the names of its parts, do we use paranthesis or m-dashes?
For example, there is a Figure of a moderator showing its various parts numbered as 1, 2, 3, etc. Below it, we have the name of the Fig
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snuppelinafulfilling the volume
I think there should be 'filling' here.
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snuppelinaUtilization of neutron sources can improve
OK. Maybe you could even leave out "utilization of": Neutron sources can improve ... It's your choice.
snuppelinaCan I do the same in the following sentence (no 'the' before 'frozen mixture')
No, that won't work.

A frozen mixture of xylene was sup
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snuppelinaIs it correct to use m-dashes in this case, or does it have to be like this: The moderator: 1) chamber; 2) heat exchange; 3) pipeline.
This is a matter for the editors of the journal where you want to publish the article. Some writers obtain the style manuals for the various journals they may wish to submit their manuscript to. Then they write seve
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Hi, CJ and thanks for your answer.
The reason I asked about this is that I've never actually seen the m-dashes in such articles; that is why I thought perhaps native speakers can tell at once whether it's totally wrong or not. Since you didn't say that it was completely wrong, then it's not that big mistake, I guess.
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