% volume chemistry question?

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% volume chemistry question?

I am just missing something..I dont understand how to get these...I dont want the answer, I want to know how to set it up and why.

Mouthwash is 21.6% alcohol by volume. Each pint contains .358 of a pint of alcohol. density of alcohol is .876g/ml. how many kilograms of alcohol are in one bottle?

2007-10-04 12:20:29 · 1 answers · asked by mikala m 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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Do I have a misunderstanding or your description is mistaken?
You said "Mouthwash is 21.6% alcohol by volume". That means for any volume of this mouthwash, 21.6% of the volume is alcohol. You then say "Each pint contains .358 of a pint of alcohol." How can that happen?

2007-10-07 15:24:57 · answer #1 · answered by Hahaha 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋