I know that when a compound is in brackets it means that you are looking at the concentration of that compound, but what type of concentration is it talking about (molarity, molality, or mole fraction)? Does it depend on the context in which it's used?
2007-05-22 05:51:20 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
molarity only, nothing else
2007-05-22 05:54:28 · answer #1 · answered by ChemTeam 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Enclosure in brackets is indeed species' concentrations. Unless otherwise specified it is gram-moles/liter solution, molarity. In a US engineering course it might be pound-moles/gallon solution (and degrees Rankine. What a calculational mess).
2007-05-22 12:57:42 · answer #2 · answered by Uncle Al 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The [] for example in [H+] means concentration in dm^3/mol. But sometimes it used to denote other things like in ligands.
2007-05-22 12:54:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not always, Complexes also are denoted in square brackets.
Its molarity.
2007-05-22 12:58:00 · answer #4 · answered by ag_iitkgp 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Molarity, i.e concentration in mol/dm3
2007-05-22 14:51:19 · answer #5 · answered by ghost whisperer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋