State PCS PYQPrelims 2023

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 17

In chemistry, the amount of solute present per unit volume or per unit mass of the solution/solvent is known as:

  1. composition of solute
  2. concentration of solvent
  3. concentration of solute
  4. concentration of solution
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Answer: (D) concentration of solution

Explanation

NCERT defines the concentration of a solution as the amount of solute in a given amount of solution or solvent.

  • (A) Incorrect

    Wrong: not the standard term.

  • (B) Incorrect

    Wrong: it measures solute, not solvent.

  • (C) Incorrect

    Wrong: the standard term is the concentration of the solution.

  • (D) Correct

    Correct: concentration of a solution = amount of solute per unit volume/mass.