Q: What term describes the number of items in a given area or volume? Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers: In its most general form, concentration describes the number of items in a given area or volume. The units generally depend on the types of items being counted. For example, if we were to calculate the concentration of people that live in a city, we would divide the total number of people by the area. If we measured the area in square miles, the units of concentration for this measurement would be people per square mile. Or, we could determine the concentration of fish in a lake by dividing the total number of fish by the volume of the lake. If we measure the volume in cubic meters, the concentration would have units of fish per cubic meter. Choices: - alkalinity - fraction - density - concentration A:
The answer to this question is:
concentration