Question

A chemist is making 200 l of a solution that is 62% acid. he is mixing an 80% acid solution with a 30% acid solution. how much of the 80% acid solution will he use?

Answer 1

Answer: 72L of 30% and 128L of 80%

You can determine the weight of the acid by multiplying the concentration with the volume. Let say v1 is the volume of 30% solution needed and v2 is the volume of 80% solution.
The weight of acid from the used solution should be equal to the product. You can get this equation
final solution= solution1 + solution2
200l * 62%= v1 * 30% + v2*80%
124L= 0.3v1 + 0.8v2
124L- 0.3v1= 0.8v2
v2=155L- 0.375v1

The total volume of both should be 200l. If you use the previous equation, you can calculate:
v1+v2=200L
v1+ (155L- 0.375v1)= 200L
0.625v1= 200L - 155L
v1= 45/ 0.625= 72L


v1+v2=200L
v2= 200L- 72L= 128L