What mass of water must be added to 5g of nacl to make 5% mass persentage of the solution?

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Chemistry

Edwin Pearson

17 August, 00:34

What mass of water must be added to 5g of nacl to make 5% mass persentage of the solution?

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Nathaly May · Answer 1

Answer:-

95 grams

Explanation:-

Let the mass of water to be added be M

So total mass = 5 + M

So 5% of this solution has 5g of NaCl by mass.

∴ (M+5) x (5/100) = 5

M+5 = 5 x 100/5

M+5=100

M = 100-5

95

So amount of water to be added is 95 gram