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What are the differences between dilution and concentration?
Posted May 6, 2022
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| Basis of Differentiation | Dilution | Concentration |
| Definition | Is the process of decreasing the number of solutes per unit volume of solution | Is the process of increasing the number of solutes per unit volume of solution |
| How it can be chaieved | Can be achieved either by adding more solvent to the solution or by removing some of the solutes | Can be achieved either by adding more solutes to the solution or by removing some of the solvent |
| Concentration of aqueous molecules | Contains a higher concentration of aqueous molecules | Contains a lower concentration of aqueous molecules |
| How it affects the color of the solution | In colorful solutions, the more dilute the solution, the lighter the color – this is because a diluted solution contains a lesser number of solutes | In colorful solutions, the more concentrated the solution, the darker the color – this is because a concentrated solution contains a higher number of solutes |
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