Chapter 3 Flashcards
aqueous solution
solution for which water is the solvent
Avogadro’s number (NA)
experimentally determined value of the number of entities comprising 1 mole of substance, equal to 6.022 x 10^23 mol^-1
concentrated
qualitative term for a solution containing solute at a relatively high concentration
concentration
quantitative measure of the relative amounts of solute and solvent present in a solution
dilute
qualitative term for a solution containing solute at a relatively low concentration
dilution
process of adding solvent to a solution in order to lower the concentration
dissolved
describes the process by which solute components are dispersed in a solvent
empirical formula mass
sum of average atomic masses for all atoms represented in an empirical formula
formula mass
sum of the average masses for all atoms represented in a chemical formula; for covalent compounds, this is also the molecular mass
mass percentage
ratio of solute-to-solution mass expressed as a percentage
molar mass
mass in grams of 1 mole of substance
molarity (M)
unit of concentration, defined as the number of moles of solute dissolved in 1 liter of solution
mole
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
parts per billion (ppb)
ratio of solute-to-solution mass multiplied by 10^9
parts per million (ppm)
ratio of solute-to-solution mass multiplied by 10^6