Question

What is solute concentration?

Answer 1

Well, this is a measure of the amount of solute in a given quantity of solution....

Explanation:

And there are several ways of expressing concentration...

`"Molarity"="Moles of solute"/"Volume of solution"`

`"Molality"="Moles of solute"/"Kilograms of solvent"`

Now at LOW concentrations, generally, `"molarity"-="molality"`...at higher concentrations (and different temperatures), the values diverge...

`"Percentage by mass"="Mass of solute"/underbrace"Mass of solution"_"mass of solute + mass of solvent"xx100%`..

You have to be able to interpret which concentration is quoted, and which is required...

There is also `chi_"the mole fraction"="Moles of solute"/"Total moles in solution"`