SOLUTION: A gallon of chlorox bleach is lebeked "5.25% sodium hypochlorite by weight." if a gallon of bleach weigh 8.3 lbs, then how many lbs. of pure sodium hypochlorite must be added so th
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Question 1020349: A gallon of chlorox bleach is lebeked "5.25% sodium hypochlorite by weight." if a gallon of bleach weigh 8.3 lbs, then how many lbs. of pure sodium hypochlorite must be added so that the bleach will be 7% sodium hypochlorite? Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, josmiceli:Answer by josgarithmetic(39621) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = pounds of pure sodium hypochlorite
to be added pounds of pure sodium hypochlorite
in a gallon of chlorox bleach
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.1562 pounds of pure sodium hypochlorite must be added
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