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Concentration of solutions and can be expressed by :

Molarity:
 It is the concentration of a solution measured as the number of moles of
solute per litre of solution.
 It is calculated by dividing the moles of solute by the total volume of the
solution.
 Unit : M or mol/L (1M = one molar)

Molality:
 It is defined as the moles of a solute per kilograms of a solvent.
 It is the amount of a substance dissolved in a certain mass of solvent.
 It is calculated by dividing moles of solute by the mass of solvent in
kilograms.
 Unit : m or mol/kg.

Normality:
 It is described as the number of gram or mole equivalents (the number of
moles of reactive units in a compound) of solute present in one litre of a
solution.
 It is calculated by dividing number of mole equivalents by 1 L of solution.
 Like molarity, normality relates the amount of solute to the total volume of
solution; however, normality is specifically used for acids and bases.
 Unit : N or Eq/L

Mole fraction:
 It is the ratio of the number of moles of one component of a solution or other
mixture to the total number of moles representing all of the components.
 It represents the number of molecules of a particular component in a mixture
divided by the total number of moles in the given mixture.
 It is calculated by dividing the number of moles of a component by the total
number of moles of a solution.
 The mole fraction of all components of a solution, when added together, is
equal 1.
 Because it is a ratio, mole fraction is a unitless expression.

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