Ask a New Question

moonshine has 50 liters of a 70% alcohol solution.how many liters of pure alcohol must be added to obtain an 80% alcohol solution?

The alcohol content is .7*50=35 liters.
Then, adding alcohol...
35+V=.80*(50+V)

solve for V, volume alcohol added

Ask a New Question or answer this question.

Similar Questions

Pewee adds two liters of pure alcohol to a 30% solution of alcohol in water. If the new concentration is 40%, how many liters of
1. 1 answer
a chemist has a solution that is 20 percent alcohol by volume. which of the following expressions represents the percent of
1. 1 answer
A laboratory assistant is asked to mix a 30% alcohol solution with 21 liters of an 80% alcohol solution to make a 60% alcohol
1. 0 answers
A chemistry student needs to make 60 liters of a 30% alcohol solution. He has a 20% alcohol solution and a 40% alcohol solution
1. 2 answers

more similar questions