Molarity / Solution Prep Calculator

Inspectable records

Ledger state

The current ledger marks this instrument verified clean within the source-bound verification corpus.

Area

Biology, Medicine & Pharmacology (educational estimates only — every panel labeled not-medical-advice)

Tranche

tranche-4

Evidence ID

t4-086

Ledger rows

1

No ledger note is attached.

Review findings

The molarity mass formula is standard under the stated unit assumptions. The specification needs explicit %w/v formulas, an explicit stock-dilution formula, and validation rules before implementation. The existing lab-planning and verify-against-protocol labeling is appropriate but should remain visible on every calculation panel.

Formula and scope findings

• mass = M × V × MW is correct only when M is in mol/L, V is in final solution liters, and MW is in g/mol.
• “%w/v conversions” is underspecified: %w/v must be explicitly defined as grams of solute per 100 mL of final solution, with formulas provided for conversion to mass and, if supported, molarity.
• The claimed output “mL of stock” requires the dilution formula C1V1 = C2V2, which is not specified.
• The specification does not state whether the entered volume is final solution volume or solvent volume; preparation calculations normally use final solution volume.
• Required constraints are not specified for positive molecular weight, nonnegative target concentration, positive final volume, and nonzero stock concentration.

Unit assumptions

• For mass = M × V × MW: M is mol/L, V is liters of final solution, MW is g/mol, and the output is grams.
• For %w/v: x% means x grams of solute per 100 mL of final solution.
• For %w/v mass: mass in grams = (%w/v × final volume in mL) / 100.
• For %w/v to molarity, if supported: M = (10 × %w/v) / MW, where MW is in g/mol.
• For stock dilution: C1 and C2 must use the same concentration units, volumes must use the same volume units, and V1 = C2 × V2 / C1.

Boundary hardening

BREAK_CLAIMED · SELF_FLAGGED

The specification permits a zero-concentration stock input that produces an undefined stock-volume division, and its mixed L/mL and %w/v workflows can produce a factor-of-1000 or formula-mode error unless units and concentration mode are explicitly enforced.

Errata and corrections

No applied erratum is attached to this unique-name record.

Inspectable example

4 review vectors are recorded. One source-bound sample is shown below.

{
  "inputs": {
    "target_molarity_M": 0.15,
    "final_volume_L": 0.5,
    "molecular_weight_g_per_mol": 58.44
  },
  "expected_outputs": {
    "mass_g": 4.383
  },
  "working": "Moles = 0.15 mol/L × 0.500 L = 0.0750 mol. Mass = 0.0750 mol × 58.44 g/mol = 4.383 g."
}

Related workflows

Sources and evidence

These pointers bind the page to evidence. They do not grant authority or collapse verification into deployment.

• VERIFIED_LEDGER.json · VERIFIED_CLEAN
• evidence-tranche4/tranche4-results.json
• BOUNDARY_HAZARD_CATALOG.json