Question #c25e3
2 Answers
400-86/400 *100
Your solution is
Explanation:
A solution's percent concentration by volume is defined as the ratio between the volume of the solute, in your case ethanol, and the total volume of the solution, multiplied by 100.
#"%v/v" = "volume of solute"/"volume of solution" xx 100#
In your case, you know that the total volume of the solution is equal to
#V_"solution" = V_"water" + V_"ethanol"#
#V_"ethanol" = V_"solution" - V_"water"#
#V_"ethanol" = "400 mL" - "86 mL" = "314 mL ethanol"#
The percent concentration by volume of ethanol in this solution is
#"%v/v" = (314color(red)(cancel(color(black)("mL"))))/(400color(red)(cancel(color(black)("mL")))) xx 100 = color(green)("78.5%")#
I'll leave the answer rounded to thre sig figs.