Chemistry / Unit 3 Chem 0407 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Concentrated and Dilute
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The idea
Concentrated and dilute describe how much solute is dissolved relative to solvent, separate from whether it dissociates completely.
In practice
A dilute solution of a strong electrolyte like NaCl still dissociates completely; a concentrated weak electrolyte still dissociates only partly.
Where people slip
Calling a dilute strong-acid solution "weak" confuses two independent properties that can vary in any combination.
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