SOLUTION: A chemistry student wants to obtain 18 MLS of a 53% salt solution. He currently has 50% and 60% salt solutions on hand. How much of each solution will need to be mixed together to

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Question 1067536: A chemistry student wants to obtain 18 MLS of a 53% salt solution. He currently has 50% and 60% salt solutions on hand. How much of each solution will need to be mixed together to yield 18mL of a 53% salt solution?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The chemistry student will not find any such 53% , 50%, nor 60% salt solution. At least not in liquid solution form. Granular mixture maybe, but the measurement would NOT be done in milliliters.
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