Dilution

Have you ever diluted a solution? Perhaps you diluted a household cleaning product. If you were to use bleach as a sanitizing agent, it has to be diluted. By adding a certain ratio of bleach to tap water, a solution is created. If you have ever washed a car at home, then you have diluted the soap. Adding a cap for of soap to a bucket of water is enough to clean all of the dirt and grime off of a car. Almost everyone, at some point in their life, has needed to dilute a solution. In a laboratory setting, it is frequently necessary to have an exact known concentration of a solution. This is usually done by obtaining a concentrated form of the substance and then diluting it with water.

Essential Question

• How are different concentrations of solutions created through dilution?