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Concentration of Solutions g12 1
Concentration of Solutions g12 1
• A SOLUTION IS A HOMOGENEOUS
MIXTURE OF ONE SUBSTANCE (THE
SOLUTE) DISSOLVED IN ANOTHER
SUBSTANCE (THE SOLVENT).
• CONCENTRATION IS A RATIO OF THE
AMOUNT OF SOLUTE TO THE
AMOUNT OF SOLVENT.
THE AMOUNT OF SOLUTE THAT DISSOLVES
CAN VARY
• CONCENTRATION: THE AMOUNT OF
SOLUTE DISSOLVED IN A SOLVENT AT
A GIVEN TEMPERATURE.
• EXAMPLES:
• HOT CHOCOLATE…THE MORE
POWDERED MIX YOU ADD THE HIGHER
THE CONCENTRATION OF CHOCOLATE
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• LEMONADE…THE MORE FROZEN
LEMON CONCENTRATE OR POWDERED
MIX YOU ADD THE MORE TART THE
DRINK BECOMES
UNITS OF CONCENTRATION
• PERCENT VOLUME
% VOLUME = VOLUME SOLUTE (ML) X 100
VOLUME SOLUTION (ML)
• PERCENT MASS
% MASS = MASS SOLUTE (G) X 100
MASS SOLUTION (G)