Suppose you take a solution and add more solvent, so thatthe original mass of solvent is doubled. You take this newsolution and add more solute, so that the original mass of thesolute is doubled. What happens to the molality of the finalsolution, compared to the original molality?(a) It is doubled.(b) It is decreased by half.(c) It is unchanged. (d) It will increase or decrease depending on the molar mass ofthe solute.(e) There is no way to tell without knowing the molar mass ofthe solute.

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Suppose you take a solution and add more solvent, so that
the original mass of solvent is doubled. You take this new
solution and add more solute, so that the original mass of the
solute is doubled. What happens to the molality of the final
solution, compared to the original molality?
(a) It is doubled.
(b) It is decreased by half.
(c) It is unchanged.

(d) It will increase or decrease depending on the molar mass of
the solute.
(e) There is no way to tell without knowing the molar mass of
the solute.

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