. Ethyl alcohol has been added to 160 mL of water in a container that has a mass of 130 g when empty. The resulting container and liquid mixture has a mass of 510 g .What volume of alcohol was added to the water? (in mL)

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. Ethyl alcohol has been added to 160 mL   of water in a container that has a mass of 130 g   when empty. The resulting container and liquid mixture has a mass of 510 g .What volume of alcohol was added to the water? (in mL)

drwls · Answer

Total mass = water mass + alcohol mass + continer mass. The mass of alcohol added was 510 - 130 - 160 g = 220 g, since the 160 mL of water had a mass of 160 g.

Sandhya · Answer

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