Key Formulas Used in Science - Secondary 3

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Matter

Density |\left( \rho \right)|
|\rho = \displaystyle \frac {{m}}{{V}}|Density is the ratio between the mass and volume of an object.
|\rho|: density |\text {(g/mL)}|
|{m}|: mass |\text {(g)}|
|{V}|: volume |\text {(mL)}|
Concentration in g/L |\left( {C} \right)||{C} = \displaystyle \frac {{m}}{{V}}|Concentration is the ratio between the amount of solute and the volume of solution.
|{C}| : concentration |\text {(g/L)}|
|{m}| : amount of solute |\text {(g)}|
|{V}| : volume of solution |\text {(L)}|
Concentration and volume before and after dilution| {C} _{1}\cdot{V} _{1} = {C} _{2}\cdot {V} _{2}|

The product of the initial volume |({V}_1)| and the initial concentration |({C}_1)| is equal to the product of the final volume |({V}_2)| and the final concentration |({C}_2)|.

It is important to use the same units of volume and concentration for the initial and final situations.

|{C}_1|: initial concentration

|{V}_1|: initial volume

|{C}_2|: final concentration

|{V}_2|: final volume