How can you increase the concentration of a solution?

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anor277
Jan 12, 2017

By dissolving more solute?

Explanation:

#"Concentration"# #=# #"Moles of solute"/"Volume of solution"#, and thus it typically has the units #mol*L^-1#. If we want to increase the concentration, we can either (i) reduce the volume of the solution by evaporating or stripping off the solvent (and this is rather hard for aqueous solutions); or (ii) add more solute to the solution to raise its concentration.

I leave it to you as to which is the appropriate means.

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