document.write( "Question 950649: if the phosphoric acid is 85 percent pure then to make 3 percent how much should be added to 10 ltr water \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #580504 by josgarithmetic(39617)\"\" \"About 
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The density or at least specific gravity is needed. The concentration 85% should mean \"weight per weight\". \"ltr\" appears to mean \"liters\", and this is volume. No density - no solving.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Continuing staying all with mass (\"weight\"),\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "10*liters of water,\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"10%2Aliters%2A1000%28ml%2Fliter%29%2A1%28gram%2Fml%29%281%2F1000%29%28kg%2Fgrams%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"10%2Akilograms\", the starting mass of water.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "An old handbook shows listed, 1.689 for specific gravity of 85% phosphoric acid; and temperature may be ignored just for convenience.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let p be mass in kilograms of the 85% acid to add.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solve for p.
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