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AAT Bioquest

What's the relationship between concentration of solution and its density?

Posted December 15, 2022


Answer

The concentration of solution is directly related to its density. As concentration increases, density increases proportionally. More specifically, as the concentration of a solution increases, solute molecules become increasingly abundant. They then become dissolved in the solvent. Thus, the solution gains more mass per unit volume; the density and concentration also increases with an increase in mass.

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