Question

A container was found in the home of the victim that contained 130 g of ethylene glycol in 380 g of liquid. What was the percentage of ethylene glycol?

Answer 1

34.21%

Step-by-step explanation:

Given parameters:

Mass of ethylene glycol in the container = 130g

Mass of the liquid in total = 380g

Unkown:

Percentage of ethylene glycol in the liquid =?

Solution

To find the percentage of the ethylene glycol in liquid, we use the expression below:

Percentage of ethylene glycol in liquid =
`(mass of ethylene glycol)/(mass of liquid)` x 100

Percentage of ethylene glycol =
`(130)/(380)` x 100

Percentage of ethylene glycol = 34.21%