Pure acid is to be added to a 20% acid solution to obtain 28 L of a 40% acid solution. What amounts of each should be used?

necessaryh

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2021-06-24

Pure acid is to be added to a 20% acid solution to obtain 28 L of a 40% acid solution. What amounts of each should be used?

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Ezra Herbert

Ezra Herbert

Skilled2021-06-25Added 99 answers

Let x be the amount of pure acid to be added so that 28-x is the amount of 20% acid solution, both in L.
In terms of percentage, a pure acid corresponds to 100%. So, we write: 20% of 28xL+100% of xL=40% of 28L
0.2(28x)+1(x)=0.4(28)
Solve for x:5.60.2x+x=11.2
5.6+0.8x=11.2
0.8x=5.6
x=7
So, we need 7 L of pure acid solution and 21 L of 20% acid solution.

Jeffrey Jordon

Jeffrey Jordon

Expert2021-10-10Added 2605 answers

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