How much pure acid should be added to 6L of 30 acid to incre
How much pure acid should be added to 6L of 30% acid to increase the concentration to 50% acid?
Solution
Let x L of pure acid must be added
Then;
0.30*6 + 1*x = 0.50(6+x)
Multiply by 100 throughout
6(30) + 100 x = 50(6+x)
=> 180+100x=300+50x
=> 50x = 120
=> x = 120/50 = 12/5 = 2.4L
So 2.4L of pure acid must be added
