Chapter 3 Content Flashcards
1
Q
What is a solute?
A
Minor component
2
Q
What is a solvent?
A
Major component
3
Q
What is an aqueous solution?
A
Solvent is primarily water
4
Q
What is a concentration?
A
How much solute is in the solvent
5
Q
What are the 5 ways to express concentrations?
A
1) molarity
2) mass percent
3) volume percent
4) mass-volume percent
5) Ppm/ ppb
6
Q
What occurs in a dilution?
A
The number of moles of solute remains constant. All that changes is the volume (and therefore the concentration changes)
