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SUBJECT-CHEMISTRY
CHAPTER-BASIC CONCEPTS OF CHEMISTRY
SUBTOPIC-SOLUTION, CONCENTRATION OF SOLUTION,LIMITING REAGENT
and STOCHIOMETRY.
KEY NOTES:
A solution is a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances. They are
classified into solid. Liquid and gaseous solutions.
Percentage –It is the number of parts by mass or volume of a component present
in 100 parts by mass or volume of solution.
massofsolu te
W /W % 100
massofsolu tion
Mole fraction is the ratio of number of moles of a particular component to the
total number of moles of all the components.
n
A
A
n n B
A
n
B
B
n n B
A
Molarity(M) It is the number of moles of solute present per litre of solution
M W 1000
m V
Molality (m) It is the number of moles of solute present per 1000 g. of solvent
W
m B 1000
M W A
B
Normality (N) It is the number of gm equivalents of solute dissolved per litre of
solution
N W B 1000
E B V
M
Relation between M and mm 1000
(1000 d M M )
B
Limiting reagent- The reactant which consumes first in the reaction and limits the
formation of products is called a limiting reagent.

