document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=828510>Question 828510</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how many grams of water must be evaporated from 10kg of a 60% salt solution to produce a 50% salt solution? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The reason may be that, if \"salt\" is \"Sodium Chloride\", this cannot be more than about 24 or 25% in water.  Any such as 50% or 60% is just not physically possible.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you want to play in the fantasy anyway:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let g = water to evaporate<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and solve for g.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "...but this will still be physically impossible. </SPAN>\n" );
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