Question
What is the difference between molality and molarity?

Answer

Molarity is concentration of a substance that is calculated as the number of moles of solute that is dissolved in 1 liter of solution while molality is concentration of a substance that is calculated as the number of moles of solute found in 1kg of solvent.

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