In this chapter, you will be introduced to the characteristics of solutions. You will calculate the concentration of solutes in molarity, molality, and mole fraction. You will also explore the effects of concentration on colligative properties. The concept of solubility is introduced, and you will learn the factors that affect the rate of dissolving.

In this chapter, you will learn: to identify the different types of solutions to measure the concentration of solutions to differentiate among saturated, unsaturated, and supersaturated solutions to define solubility and describe the factors that affect solubility to define a colligative property of a solution to describe four colligative properties of solutions