Concentration Converter (Solution)

About This Tool

This Solution Concentration Converter is a practical tool for environmental science, chemistry, and water treatment. It converts units of mass concentration, which measures the mass of a solute per unit volume of a solution. The base unit is kilogram per liter (kg/L).

Unlike molar concentration, which is based on the number of molecules, mass concentration is based on weight, making it common for practical applications like measuring water quality, pollutant levels, and preparing industrial solutions.

Tips & Features

• Understanding PPM: 'Parts per million' (ppm) is a common unit for measuring the concentration of contaminants in water or air. For water, 1 ppm is approximately equal to 1 milligram of solute per liter of water (mg/L), assuming the density of water is 1 kg/L.
• Mass vs. Molar: While molar concentration is essential for chemical reactions (stoichiometry), mass concentration is often easier to measure and more practical for reporting environmental and industrial data.
• Grains Per Gallon: This is a common unit for measuring water hardness, representing the amount of dissolved minerals.