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Dilution calculation

Written by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025
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Verified for the 2027 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025

Definition

The process of adding solvent to a solution, which decreases the concentration of solute and shifts the equilibrium of a weak acid toward greater ionization.

AP course connection

Topic 3.7: 3.7 Solutions and Mixtures

Unit 3

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