A container was found in the home of the victim that contained 130 g of ethylene glycol in 380 g of liquid. What was the percent

Question

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age of ethylene glycol?

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Kaylis [27] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-26T20:33:18+03:00

Answer:

34.21%

Explanation:

Given parameters:

Mass of ethylene glycol in the container = 130g

Mass of the liquid in total = 380g

Unkown:

Percentage of ethylene glycol in the liquid =?

Solution

To find the percentage of the ethylene glycol in liquid, we use the expression below:

Percentage of ethylene glycol in liquid = $\frac{mass of ethylene glycol}{mass of liquid}$ x 100

Percentage of ethylene glycol = $\frac{130}{380}$ x 100

Percentage of ethylene glycol = 34.21%