Question

The table below displays four solutions made by dissolving salt in water.
solution a: 5.0g of salt 50.0ml of water
solution b: 5.0g of salt 75.0ml of water
solution c: 5.0g of salt 100.0ml of water
solution d: 5.0g of salt 125.0ml of water


Which of the solutions has the highest concentration of salt?

(1 point)
Responses

Solution D
Solution D

Solution A
Solution A

Solution B
Solution B

Solution C

Answer 1

a, b, c, or d?

Answer 2

To determine which solution has the highest concentration of salt, we can calculate the concentration for each solution using the formula:

\[
\text{Concentration} = \frac{\text{mass of solute}}{\text{volume of solvent}}
\]

Concentrations for each solution:

- **Solution A:**
\[
\text{Concentration} = \frac{5.0 \, \text{g}}{50.0 \, \text{ml}} = 0.1 \, \text{g/ml}
\]

- **Solution B:**
\[
\text{Concentration} = \frac{5.0 \, \text{g}}{75.0 \, \text{ml}} \approx 0.0667 \, \text{g/ml}
\]

- **Solution C:**
\[
\text{Concentration} = \frac{5.0 \, \text{g}}{100.0 \, \text{ml}} = 0.05 \, \text{g/ml}
\]

- **Solution D:**
\[
\text{Concentration} = \frac{5.0 \, \text{g}}{125.0 \, \text{ml}} = 0.04 \, \text{g/ml}
\]

Based on these calculations, **Solution A** has the highest concentration of salt at **0.1 g/ml**.

Answer 3

The solution with the highest concentration of salt is **Solution A**.