chemistry Flashcards
is the measure of composition of a solution
concentration of a solution
the amount of solute dissolved in a unit volume of solution is called the
concentration of the solution
it can be expressed either qualitatively or quantitatively
concentration of the solution
gives an exact concentration of the solution and hence its concentration can be compared with the concentration of other solutions
quantitative description method
two broad categories of concentration units
scientific units and industrial units
scientific applications
molarity (M), molality (m), mole fraction (X)
the identifies of the solvents and solutes are known and are usually pure substances
scientific units
the solutes and solvents may be mixtures of materials whose composition is not well defined
industrial units
requires the calculation of a number of moles
scientific units
are the most common of the scientific concentration units because molar solutions are easy to prepare
molar concentrations
is prepared by placing a known quantity of solute in a volumetric flask and adding solvent until the flask is filled to the calibration mark
molar solution
is less convenient to use because the mass of the solvent must be determined rather than its volume .
molal concentration
are used in experiments determining freezing point depressions, boiling point elevation…
molal concentrations
eliminate the problem of the dependence of volume on temperature seen
molal concentrations
are the units of both numerator and denominator
moles
is a unit less quantity
mole fraction
is used to express the concentration of substances that are not pure
mass percent
is not a pure substance
butterfat
is usually used for very dilute aqueous solutions
parts per million
is used to describe concentrations in solutions containing poorly defined or unidentified solutes or mixtures of solutes
parts per million
used to describe concentration levels to those who are unfamiliar with the concept of moles
parts per million
contains a variety of dissolved impurities, mostly minerals
tap water
used for reporting trace contaminants of substances in water supplies and for substances present in extremely small quantities in other systems
parts per billion