solvent
Many chemicals that we use on a daily basis are transported in a concentrated form but used in a more diluted form. For example, concentrated cleaners are often diluted before they are used. To perform a dilution , pure solvent is added to a concentrated solution in order to make a less concentrated more dilute solution. The resultant solution will contain the same amount of solute but a greater amount of solvent. It will therefore have a lower concentration than the original solution. When performing a simple dilution, the concentration and volume of the initial solution are related to the new concentration and volume as follows:.