an 800g solution of acid and water contains 128g of acid. What percent of the solution is acid?

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an 800g solution of acid and water contains 128g of acid. What percent of the solution is acid?

2007-11-20 08:39:26 · 3 answers · asked by germanmonkey1 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany

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128 grams divided by 800 grams -- do the math

2007-11-20 09:15:31 · answer #1 · answered by RT 66 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

'percent' is a contraction that indicates "per hundred". so how many grams of acid are there in each 100grams of that solution of acid and water? That's your percent.

2007-11-20 16:59:13 · answer #2 · answered by John R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

16% solution is acid.

2007-11-21 00:00:56 · answer #3 · answered by bunty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋