Ascientist needs 10 liters of a 20% acid solution for an experiment, but she has only a 5% solution and a 40% solution. to the nearest tenth of a liter, about how many liters of the 5% and the 40% solutions should she mix to get the solution she needs?

5.714 liters of the 5% solution and 4.286 of the 40%.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x be the volume of 40% solution and y = volume of the 5% solution.

x + y = 10

0.40x + 0.05y = 0.20(x + y)

From the first equation x = 10 -y so we have:

0.40(10 - y) + 0.05y = 0.20( 10 - y + y)

4 - 0.40y + 0.05y = 2

-0.35y = -2

y = 5.714 liters of the 5%.

and x =  10 - 5.714 = 4.286  liters of the 40% solution.

water molecules will move from the side of higher water concentration to the side of lower concentration until both solutions are isotonic. at this point, equilibrium is reached. in an isotonic solution, the flow of water in and out of the cell is happening at the same rate.

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