SOLUTION: A chemist wants to make a 45% solution of Sulfuric Acid more concentrated by addingpure sulfuric acid. How much pure sulfuric acid must be added to get an 80% solution of sulfuric
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Question 530254: A chemist wants to make a 45% solution of Sulfuric Acid more concentrated by addingpure sulfuric acid. How much pure sulfuric acid must be added to get an 80% solution of sulfuric acid?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = unit of sulfuric acid solution originally
Let units of pure sulfuric acid to be added
given:
= units of sulfuric acid originally
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The ratio of pure acid to be added to solution already present
must be 1.75/1 or 7/4
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