molal

American

[moh-luhl] / ˈmoʊ ləl /

adjective

Chemistry.

noting or pertaining to a solution containing one mole of solute per kilogram of solvent.

molal British

/ ˈməʊləl /

adjective

chem of or consisting of a solution containing one mole of solute per thousand grams of solvent

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Etymology

Origin of molal

First recorded in 1905–10; mole ⁴ + -al ¹

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Use the direct proportionality between the change in boiling point and molal concentration to determine how much the boiling point changes.

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What is the molal concentration, m, of iodine in this solution?

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Use the direct proportionality between the change in freezing point and molal concentration to determine how much the freezing point changes.

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The increase in boiling point observed when nonvolatile solute is dissolved in a solvent, ΔTb, is called boiling point elevation and is directly proportional to the molal concentration of solute species:

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The molal solution is assumed to contain one molecular weight in grams in a liter of solution.

From An Introductory Course of Quantitative Chemical Analysis With Explanatory Notes by Talbot, Henry P.

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