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Chapter 3 Flashcards

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aqueous solution

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solution for which water is the solvent

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Avogadro’s number (NA)

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experimentally determined value of the number of entities comprising 1 mole of substance, equal to 6.022 x 10^23 mol^-1

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concentrated

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qualitative term for a solution containing solute at a relatively high concentration

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concentration

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quantitative measure of the relative amounts of solute and solvent present in a solution

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dilute

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qualitative term for a solution containing solute at a relatively low concentration

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dilution

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process of adding solvent to a solution in order to lower the concentration

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dissolved

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describes the process by which solute components are dispersed in a solvent

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empirical formula mass

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sum of average atomic masses for all atoms represented in an empirical formula

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formula mass

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sum of the average masses for all atoms represented in a chemical formula; for covalent compounds, this is also the molecular mass

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mass percentage

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ratio of solute-to-solution mass expressed as a percentage

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molar mass

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mass in grams of 1 mole of substance

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molarity (M)

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unit of concentration, defined as the number of moles of solute dissolved in 1 liter of solution

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mole

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amount of substance containing the same number of atoms, molecules, ions, or other entities as the number of atoms in exactly 12 grams of carbon-12

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parts per billion (ppb)

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ratio of solute-to-solution mass multiplied by 10^9

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parts per million (ppm)

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ratio of solute-to-solution mass multiplied by 10^6

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percent composition

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percentage by mass of the various elements in a compound

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solute

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solution component present in a concentration less than that of the solvent

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solvent

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solution component present in a concentration that is higher relevant to other components

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volume percentage

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ratio of solute-to-solution volume expressed as a percentage

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