CHM110H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Molality, Molar Concentration
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Molarity and molality are both different measurements of the concentration of the solution. They both are ratios that are either moles to volume of solution or moles to mass of solution. Molarity is the moles of solute per volume of the solution1. The volume measured is the volume of the solution in total, not just the volume of the solvent2. This volume of the solution can either contain more than or less than one litre of solvent due to the process of dissociation which causes the volume of the solution to increase or decrease4. Since molarity depends on the volume of the solution, it is slightly affected by temperature1. Molality is the ratio of moles to the mass of the solvent1. Chemical reactions are measured in proportions of not, not volume. This is because volume has the ability to vary under different temperature and pressure3.