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Lesson 16 · Molarity
The headcount per litre
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The headcount per litre

C=nVC = \dfrac{n}{V} — C equals n over V — is the chemist's headcount: how many moles of solute swim in each litre of solution. Twice the solute in the same flask, twice the concentration; the same solute in twice the water, half. The unit mol/L says exactly what the formula does — moles upstairs, litres downstairs.

One warning before the first flask: VV is measured in litres, and real glassware is graduated in millilitres. Convert before the socket — 250 mL=0.250 L250\ \mathrm{mL} = 0.250\ \mathrm{L}, milli means a thousandth — or your concentration lands a thousand times off. That ×1000 slip is this chapter's most faithful companion; meet it here, on your terms.

VCn

C=nVC = \frac{n}{V}

  • CC= Molar concentration (molar concentration)
  • nn= Amount of solute (amount of substance)
  • VV= Volume of solution (volume)
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