SOLUTION: A pharmacist has 60mL of an 8% alcohol. How much water should be evaporated so that the solution remains 10% alcohol?
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Question 284121: A pharmacist has 60mL of an 8% alcohol. How much water should be evaporated so that the solution remains 10% alcohol?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.08*60=.1x
x=48
We want to have 48 mL to we need to evaporate 12.It seems to me that the alcohol will evaporate first. Isn't that how distilling works?
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