SOLUTION: A chemist named Mr. Nobel has 20 Milliliters of a solution that is 40% acid. He wants to increase the acid content of the solution to make it a 60% acid solution. How many millilit

Question 996841: A chemist named Mr. Nobel has 20 Milliliters of a solution that is 40% acid. He wants to increase the acid content of the solution to make it a 60% acid solution. How many milliliters of pure acid should he add to the solution?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
With that description, he must have concentrations as all w/v OR v/v exclusively.

y, how much of the pure acid to add.

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