Environmental Science
Basic

Dilution Equation

Relates concentration and volume before and after dilution.

Formula

C1V1=C2V2C_1 V_1 = C_2 V_2

Variables

CConcentration
VVolume

Example

Dilute 2M to 0.5M: quadruple the volume

Did You Know?

The core equation for preparing solutions.

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