Question

A chemistry student needs 10.00 g of isopropenylbenzene for an experiment. He has available 120. g of a 42.7% w/w solution of isopropenylbenzene in carbon tetrachloride. Calculate the mass of solution the student should use. If there's not enough solution, press the "No solution'' button. Round your answer to 3 significant digits.

Answer 1

Answer: The mass of solution that the chemistry student should use is 23.4 grams

Explanation:

We are given:

Available mass of isopropenylbenzene = 120. g

Amount of isopropenylbenzene needed by chemistry student = 10.00 g

42.7 % (w/w) solution of isopropenylbenzene.

This means that 42.7 grams of isopropenylbenzene is present in 100 grams of solution.

To calculate the mass of solution for given needed of isopropenylbenzene, we apply unitary method:

For 42.7 grams of isopropenylbenzene, the amount of solution needed is 100 grams

So, for 10.00 grams of isopropenylbenzene, the amount of solution needed will be = $\frac{100}{42.7}\times 10=23.4g$

Hence, the mass of solution that the chemistry student should use is 23.4 grams