document.write( "Question 923108: How much water should be added to 10ml of a 10% acid solution to make it a 5% solution? \n" ); document.write( "
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total quantity of solution = 10 ml
\n" ); document.write( "quantity of Acid = 10 % of 10 ml
\n" ); document.write( " =\"10%2F100%2A10\"
\n" ); document.write( " = 1 ml
\n" ); document.write( "let as assume v ml of water is added to 10ml of a 10% acid solution to make it a 5% solution
\n" ); document.write( " total quantity of solution now = (10+v) ml
\n" ); document.write( " quantity of acid = 5% of (10+v) ml
\n" ); document.write( " = \"5%2F100+%2A%2810%2Bv%29\"
\n" ); document.write( " =\"1%2F20%2A%2810%2Bv%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "but , quantity of acid remains same even after adding water
\n" ); document.write( "so 1 = \"1%2F20%2A%2810%2Bv%29\"
\n" ); document.write( " multiply with 20 on both sides
\n" ); document.write( " 1*20 = \"1%2F20%2A%2810%2Bv%29%2A20\"
\n" ); document.write( " 20 =10+v
\n" ); document.write( "move 10 to the left
\n" ); document.write( "20-10 =v
\n" ); document.write( "10 =v
\n" ); document.write( "quantity of water added = 10 ml
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