Mr. Chapman Chemistry 30
A concentrated solution – contains a relatively large amount of solute A dilute solution – contains a relatively small amount of solute Dilution – the process of decreasing the concentration of a solution by adding solvent.
Imagine this concentrated salt solution on the left... It’s concentration is C 1 = n/V 1 Suppose we diluted it by adding a bunch of water to it... It’s concentration is now C 2 = n/V 2
Number of moles in this one... Equals number of moles in this one...
From here we can derive the dilution equation: Remember that n = moles! n = C 1 V 1 n = C 2 V 2 C 1 V 1 = C 2 V 2 The Dilution Equation