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    The document discusses different methods of expressing the concentration of solutions - molality, percent by weight/volume, percent by volume, molarity, mole fraction, and percent by mass. Each method has advantages and disadvantages in terms of what types of solutions and situations it can be applied to and how easy or difficult it is to use. The key applications of each method are also outlined.

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    The document discusses different methods of expressing the concentration of solutions - molality, percent by weight/volume, percent by volume, molarity, mole fraction, and percent by mass. Each method has advantages and disadvantages in terms of what types of solutions and situations it can be applied to and how easy or difficult it is to use. The key applications of each method are also outlined.

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    Molality

    Advantages:

     Molality is solely dependent on the mass of solute and the solvent.


     Molality of solutions are not affected by changes in temperature or pressure.
     In a solution the molality of one solute is independent of the existence of other solutes.
     Using molality for lab experiments would best keep the results within a closer range.

    Disadvantages:

     Molality is not applicable in instances where there is no pure substance in a mixture.


     Must know density in order to convert to molarity

    Molality Application:

     Molality is mainly used in expressing the concentrations of solutions related to vapor pressure
    and temperature changes.
     Molality is also used in determining the boiling or melting point of solutions.

    Percent by Weight/Volume

    Advantages:

     Weight/volume percent is a useful concentration measure when dispensing reagents.

    Disadvantages:

     It involves conversion because the units of the solute and solution should be equivalent units.

    Percent by Weight/Volume Application:

     The weight/volume percent is used to express the concentration of a solution when the mass of
    the solute and volume of the solution is given.
     A weight/volume percent concentration is most often calculated for solutions that are
    specifically prepared by dissolving solid solutes in liquid solvents.
    Percent by Volume

    Advantages:

     It is quick and easy if the correct liquid is used with the right object and if the amount is
    determined.

    Disadvantages:

     If an object is being immersed in the water, it may react with water or even dissolve slightly,
    therefore, reducing the accuracy of the results.

    Percent by Volume Application:

     Cooking and Baking


     Fueling Up Vehicle
     Water Conservation
     Swimming pools and Hot Tubs

    Molarity

    Advantages:

     The solute is measured in grams that may be converted easily into moles with a mix of volume,
    thus making it convenient.
     It is helpful for stoichiometry involving solutions since it expresses the solution concentration as
    the number of moles per liter of the solution.
     Molarity is used as a conversion factor between moles of solute and liters of solution.

    Disadvantages:

     Molarity is temperature-dependent since volume is affected by temperature change


    proportionally.
     Must know density to find solvent mass since the volume of a solution depends on its density.

    Molarity Application:

     Molarity is used for quantitative reactions and titrations.


     It measures solution concentration by volume on how much the substance is dissolved in a
    solution.
     Molarity is frequently used in biochemistry, particularly Pharmacology, for body fluid analysis or
    composition.
    Mole Fraction

    Advantages:

     Mole Fraction shows how much moles of a certain element depending on the fraction given.
     It’s used in Medicine making (needing to figure out how much moles of a substance needed)

    Disadvantages:

     Mole Fraction would not be feasible or convenient in liquid solutions. Other ways are advised to
    get exact measurements regarding liquids.

    Mole Fraction Application:

     Battery making (Finding the right amount of moles to make it work)


     You can use moles to figure out how much air needed and how much heat and exhaust is
    produced for the required task.

    Percent by Mass

    Advantages:

     Useful for knowing how much percent by mass of a single element in a mixture.

    Disadvantage:

     It is only limited for computing the percentage of mass. Nothing else.

    Percent by Mass Application:

     Mass percentage is one way of representing the concentration of an element in a compound or


    a component in a mixture.
     The nutrition label found on the container of every bit of processed food sold by the local
    grocery store employs the idea of percent by mass.

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