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How much pure acid is in 520 milliliters of a 13 ​% ​solution?

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It actually depends on the percentage of the concentration give. Percentages can be expressed as %mass/mass, %volume/volume or %mass/volume. To keep things simple, let's just assume that it is in %volume/volume. Thus, 13% of 520 mL is pure acid.

Volume of pure acid = 520*0.13 = 67.6 mL
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