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  • Molality
    A concentration unit expressing moles of solute per kilogram of solvent, independent of temperature changes.
  • Osmolality
    A measure reflecting the total number of dissolved particles, especially ions, per kilogram of solvent.
  • Ionic Molality
    A concentration expressing the total molality of all ions produced by dissociation in a solution.
  • Sodium Chloride
    A compound that, when dissolved, separates into sodium and chloride ions, doubling the number of particles in solution.
  • Dissociation
    A process where a compound splits into its constituent ions when dissolved, affecting particle count in solution.
  • Sodium Ion
    A positively charged particle resulting from the dissociation of sodium chloride in solution.
  • Chloride Ion
    A negatively charged particle formed when sodium chloride dissolves in water.
  • Solution
    A homogeneous mixture where solute particles, such as ions, are uniformly distributed within a solvent.
  • Solute
    A substance dissolved in a solvent, contributing to the total particle count in a solution.
  • Solvent
    The medium, often water, in which solutes are dissolved to form a solution.
  • Concentration
    A quantitative expression of the amount of solute present in a given quantity of solvent or solution.
  • Ion
    An atom or molecule with a net electric charge, produced by dissociation in solution.
  • Mole
    A standard unit representing 6.022 x 10^23 entities, used to quantify the amount of a substance.