Question

Percent concentration is one of the most common and basic concentration measurement used by general public. true or false?

Answer 1

Answer:

• TRUE: Percent concentration is one of the most common and basic concentration measurement used by general public

Explanation:

In chemistry there are many concentration measurements used to describe the mixtures. Some of them are, percent, molarity, molality, and molar fraction, among others.

Percent concentration is a popular one because it is commonly understood and used by the non specialist people, i.e. general public.

The percent concentration of a component is defined as: (amount of component in the mixture / amount of mixture) × 100.

The amounts may be measured in mass units (e.g grams) or volume units (e.g. mililiters).

For solutions, mass percent concentration is:

• % = (mass of solute / mass of solution) × 100.

And voluem percen contration is:

• % = (volume of solute / volume of solution) × 100

Since percentage is used in many profesional and personal activities, most persons use it.

For example, rubbing alcohol, that everyone buys in pharmacies, is 70%; vinager, used in the food, is acetic acid at 5% - 8%.