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Calculate the volume in milliliters of 8.7 % (v/v) ethanol solution that contains 34.2 mL of ethanol.

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v/v Concentration is a type of concentration in which we use to determine what would be the percentage of a certain volume of solute (the one with the least volume) by a certain volume of solution (the one with the most volume). The formula for this will be:

%v/v = volume of solute/volume of solution

In this question, we have:

%v/v = 8.7%, which is 0.087

volume of solute = 34.2 mL

Now we add these values into the formula:

0.087 = 34.2/v

v * 0.087 = 34.2

v = 34.2/0.087

v = 393 mL of ethanol solution that contains 34.2 mL of ethanol

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