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You have a stock solution that is 226mg/mL and you need 10mL of a working solution that is 15mg/mL. What is the volume of stock solution will you need to dilute to have 10mL of working solution at the above concentration. State your answer to two decimals.

User Ashok Jeev
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Final answer:

To dilute the stock solution to a working solution with a concentration of 15mg/mL and a volume of 10 mL, you would need to use approximately 0.66 mL of the stock solution.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the volume of stock solution needed to dilute to a working solution, we can use the formula:

(Concentration of Stock Solution) x (Volume of Stock Solution) = (Concentration of Working Solution) x (Volume of Working Solution)

Plugging in the given values:

(226 mg/mL) x (Volume of Stock Solution) = (15 mg/mL) x (10 mL)

Solving for the Volume of Stock Solution:

Volume of Stock Solution = (15 mg/mL) x (10 mL) / (226 mg/mL) = 0.6637 mL

User Guneykayim
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Answer: 0.67 ml

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the dilution law,


C_1V_1=C_2V_2

where,


C_1 = concentration of stock solution = 226 mg/ml


V_1 = volume of stock solution = ?


C_2 = concentration of working solution= 15 mg/ml


V_2 = volume of working solution= 10 ml

Putting in the values we get:


226mg/ml* V_1ml=15mg/ml* 10ml


V_1=0.67ml

Thus volume of stock solution needed to dilute to have 10mL of working solution at the above concentration is 0.67 ml

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