Hi
i was just thinking of a relationship between the mass concentration of a solution of a solid solute(in water) and the density of the solution
I came up with this:
mass Concentration(g/L)=Mass of solute/Volume of Solution.
If the solute dissolves with little or no volume change, volume of solution=Volume of water used to dissolve the solute
Let Mass of solute=Ms
Volume of Solution=Vw
Mass of Water used in dissolving the solute=Mw
density of solution=d
Mass concentration(g/ml)=c=Ms/Vw
Mass concentration(g/L)=C
d=(Ms+Mw)/Vw
density of water=Mw/Vw=1
Ms/Vw=c
hence d=c+1
c=d-1
thus in g/L,
C=1000(d-1)
is this correct? Any suggestions, modifications, or is it just plain wrong?