concentration - amount of solute dissolved in a given quantity of solvent
- greater the solute >> greater the concentration
- molarity = moles of solute / liters of solution
- concentrations of electrolytic solutions depends on chemical formula
- can be given as molarity of compound or molarity of individual ions
- molarity can be used as conversion factor between volume of solution and moles of solute
dilution - lowers the concentration of a solution by adding water
- stock solutions - solutions in concentrated form
- moles of solute before dilution = moles of solute after dilution
- molarity of concentrated solution * volume of concentrated solution = molarity of diluted solution * volume of diluted solution
chemical analysis - convert to moles to find relationships between reactants/products
titration - determines concentration of a particular solute in a solution
- combines sample of solution w/ standard solution (reagent solution of known concentration)
- can be conducted suing acid-base, precipitation, or redox reactions
- equivalence point - point when stoichiometrically equivalent quantities are brought together
- indicators - acid-base dyes that show when the equivalence point is reached
- end point - when the color change of dyes occur; usually very close to equivalence point