Moles per Liter

Definition

Also known as molarity, this is another unit for measuring concentration. It quantifies the number of moles (a measure for amount of substance) present in one liter of solution.

Related terms

Mole:

A standard scientific unit for measuring large quantities of very small entities such as atoms or molecules.

Solution:

A homogeneous mixture composed of two or more substances. In such mixtures, one substance called solute is dissolved into another substance called solvent.

Stoichiometry:

The calculation involving relationships between reactants and/or products in chemical reactions based on balanced chemical equations.