(i) Mole fraction : Mole fraction of a constituent (solute as well as solvent) is the ratio of the number of moles of one component to the total number of moles of all the components present in the solution. If nA and nB are the number ofmoles of solvent and solute respectively then
xA=

nA

nA+nB

and xB=

nB

nA+nB

(ii) Molality : Molality of a solution is defined as the number of moles of the solute dissolved in one kilogram of the solvent. It is denoted by m. It is expressed as
m=

Number‌of‌moles‌of‌solute

Mass‌of‌solvent‌in‌kg

or

Number of moles of solute

Mass of solvent in grams

×1000
(iii)Molarity : Molarity of a solution is defined as the number of moles of the solutedissolved in one litre or one dm‌3 of the solution. It is denoted by M and is expressed as
M=

Number of moles of solute

Volume of solution in litres

(iv) Mass percentage : It may be defined as mass of solute in grams per 100 g of solution.

w

W

or mass percentage =

Mass of solute

Total mass of solution

×100