SOLUTION: Suppose a 2% acid solution is mixed with a 3% acid solution. Find the percent of acid in the following mixture:
a mixture that contains 3 times more 2% acid solution than 3% aci
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Question 320835: Suppose a 2% acid solution is mixed with a 3% acid solution. Find the percent of acid in the following mixture:
a mixture that contains 3 times more 2% acid solution than 3% acid solution. Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Suppose a 2% acid solution is mixed with a 3% acid solution.
Find the percent of acid in the following mixture:
a mixture that contains 3 times more 2% acid solution than 3% acid solution.
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Let amt of 3% solution be "x".
Then amt. of 2% xolution is "3x"
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Quantity of solution = x+3x = 4x
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Quantity of acid = 0.03x + 0.02(3x) = 0.03 + 0.06x = = 0.09x
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Percent of acid = 0.09x/4x = 0.09/4 = 0.0225 = 2.25%
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