Question

yrup, USP, is prepared by dissolving 850 g of sucrose in sufficient purified water to make 1000 mL of syrup. Syrup has a specific gravity of 1.31. How many milliliters of water are used to prepare two liters of syrup?

Answer 1

Answer:

920mL of water

Explanation:

To solve this question we need to find as first the mass that must be added of water to make 1000mL of syrup using specific gravity. Thus, we can know the volume of water that mus be added:

1.31 is 1.31g/mL. In 1000mL = 1310g/1000mL. As the mass added of sucrose is 850g, the mass of water = Volume of water is:

1310g - 850g = 460g of water = 460mL to make 1L, To make 2L the amount of water that must be added is:

460mL * 2  =

920mL of water