A measure of the number of solute molecules in solution and is inversely related to water activity is known as
A) osmolarity.
B) hypertonic.
C) hypotonic.
D) isotonic.
E) d-value.

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Osmolarity is a measure of the number of solute molecules in solution and is inversely related to water activity. Hypertonic, hypotonic, and isotonic are terms used to describe the relative concentration of solutes between two solutions. D-value is a measure of how long it takes to reduce a population of microorganisms by one log.

A Measure of the Number of Solute Molecules in Solution