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Table of contents:
What is ppm and molarity?
A technical definition of ppm
How to convert ppm to molarity? - the
ppm to molarity calculator
Example 1 - Seawater vs. Drinking water
Example 2 - Prepare a NaOH solution

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The PPM to Molarity Calculator (parts per

million) will convert ppm to molarity for any
element or molecule dissolved in water.

The conversion from ppm to molarity, or back

from molarity to ppm, is quite simple. Just
read on below to learn more!

What is ppm and

molarity?
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Both ppm (parts per million) and molarity are

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measures of concentration. Did you know that
ppm is used in different ways depending on
the context? When dealing with dilute

solutions, 1 ppm can be approximated as 1

mg of substance per liter of water, or 1
mg/L.

On the other hand, molarity is molar

concentration, meaning that it tells you how
many moles of molecules are in one L of
water. Many concentration calculations use the
mole units because we're dealing with a great
number of molecules. There are 6.0221409 *
1023 molecules or particles in one mole.

Some situations where you may need to

convert ppm to molarity include:

Measurements of drinking water

quality;

Maintenance of chemical levels in

aquariums;

Mixing fertilizer solutions for

horticulture; and

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Producing chemical solutions.

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You will need a different ppm calculation if you
are using it in other contexts, such as:
ppm ppm ▾
ppm of a nutrient in soil (which uses mg
Molar mass g/mol
nutrient per kg of soil); and

Molarity M▾ ppm of pollutants in air (which uses μL

of pollutant per L of air).
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called "parts per million" be represented by
mg/L? Parts per million indicates the number
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of "parts" of something in a million "parts" of
something else. The "part" can be any unit, but
when mixing solutions, ppm will usually
represent weight units. In this context, ppm
tells you how many grams of a solute are for
each million grams of solvent (e.g., water).

1 g solute / 1,000,000 g solvent

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When dealing with water at room temperature,
it is common to assume that the density of
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water is 1 g/mL. Therefore, we can rewrite the
relationship as follows:

1 g solute / 1,000,000 mL water

Then we divide mL by 1000 to convert mL to L:

1 g solute / 1000 L water

By dividing both units by 1000, the ratio

becomes:

1 mg solute / 1 L water

Therefore, you can say that 1 mg in 1 L water is

the same as 1 mg in 1,000,000 mg water, or 1
part per million (assuming both room
temperature and an atmospheric pressure of 1
atm).

If your solvent is not water, you should use the

Advanced mode in the ppm to molarity
calculator to adjust the solvent's density.

How to convert ppm to

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To convert ppm to molarity, or molarity to

ppm, you only need to know one thing: the
molar mass of the dissolved element or
molecule.

If you take molarity (with units mol/L), and

multiply it by the molar mass (with units
g/mol), you get g/L. Just multiply g/L by 1000
to convert g to mg, and you have ppm (in
mg/L of water).

This ppm to molarity formula for dilute

solutions is:

ppm = moles/L * molar mass * 1000

Example 1 - Seawater vs.

Drinking water
The average salt content in seawater is
equivalent to 0.599 M NaCl (although sea salts

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are not entirely made up of NaCl). If the EPA
recommends that drinking
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exceed 20 mg/L (or 20 ppm), how many times

more salty is seawater compared to drinking

water?

To find out, let's convert 0.599 M NaCl into

ppm. We need to know the molar mass of
NaCl, which is 58.44 g/mol. Multiply the
molarity by molar mass to get g/L:

0.599 mol/L * 58.44 g/mol = 35.0556

g/L

Next, multiply by 1000 to get mg/L:

35.0556 g/L * 1000 mg/g = 35,055.6

mg/L

Finally, divide the salt concentration of sea

water by the drinking water guideline to find
their ratio:

35,055.6 / 20 = 1750

Rounding to 3 significant figures, we can say

that seawater is approximately 1750 times
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saltier than drinking water!

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Example 2 - Prepare a
NaOH solution
You have a stock solution of 1 molar NaOH.
How do you go about creating a 1 L solution
of 200 ppm NaOH? NaOH has a molar mass of
39.997 g/mol.

1. Convert 200 ppm to molarity.

Let's first assume 200 ppm = 200 mg/L. Then,

divide the result by 1000 to get g/L:

200 mg/L divided by 1000 mg/g = 0.2

g/L

Next, divide 0.2 g/L by the molar mass of

NaOH to get the molarity:

0.2 g/L divided by 39.997 g/mol =

0.005 mol/L

2. Calculate the dilution recipe.

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From step 1, we
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0.005 mol/L. To calculate the dilution, we use
the dilution equation:

m₁ * V₁ = m₂ * V₂

where:

m₁ is the concentration of stock

solution;

m₂ is the concentration of diluted

solution;

V₁ is the volume of stock solution; and

V₂ is the volume of diluted solution.

We can fill in the numbers for all the variables

except for the volume of stock solution:

1 M * V₁ = 0.005 M * 1 L

By rearranging the equation, we will find the

volume of stock solution required:

V₁ = (0.005 M / 1 M) * 1 L

V₁ = 0.005 L

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Therefore, we need to dilute 0.005 L (or 5 mL)

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to a final volume of 1 L to get
a 200 ppm NaOH solution.

You can check Step 1 with this ppm to

molarity calculator, and check Step 2 with the
solution dilution calculator!

FAQ

How do I calculate
molarity given density
and ppm?
To estimate the molarity of any water solution:

1. Take the solution's density in g/L .

2. Divide it by the solute's molar mass in
g/mol .
3. The resulting quotient is the solution
molarity in mol/L .
4. In case you have the ppm value, repeat
all the steps but substitute the density
with the ppm and multiplying
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everything by 1000 mg/g .

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How many ppms are in a

gram?
There is 1000 ppm of particles/molecules
assuming we have one gram of the
substance in a one-liter solution. That's
because 1 L of water weighs 1000 g, so there is
one solute particle per thousand total
particles, and thus one thousand per every
million.

How do I calculate ppm

from the volume
concentration?
To get ppm by volume:

1. Take the solutions' molar concentration

in mol/L .
2. Multiply it by the molar mass in
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g/mol .
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3. Divide it by the solute's density in
g/cm³ .
4. Multiply everything by 1000 mg/g .

5. The resulting ppm unit by volume is

typically μL/L .

What is the concentration

in ppm when 0.5 moles of
CH₄ are dissolved in 1500
ml of water?
The concentration is 5,333 ppm . To get the
result:

1. Estimate the molar concentration of

CH₄, which is 0.5 mol / 1.5 L =
0.3333 M .
2. Multiply it by the methane molar mass
( 16 g/mol ).
3. Multiply everything by 1000 mg/g .
4. As a result, we obtain: 0.3333 M * 16
g/mol * 1000 mg/g = 5,333 ppm

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