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Molarity has two drawbacks that affect its use in precise work:
✘ Effect of temperature. A liquid expands when heated, so a unit volume of hot
solution contains less solute than one of cold solution; thus, the molarity is
different.
✘ Effect of mixing. Because of solute-solvent interactions that are difficult to predict,
volumes may not be additive: adding 500. mL of one solution to 500. mL of
another may not give 1000. mL of final solution.
Molality
it is the number of moles of solute dissolved in 1000 g (1
kg) of solvent: