Question

A 1,000 mL solution of acetic acid contains 26 mL of pure acetic acid. Find the percent concentration of this solution.

Answer 1

Given:

Total solution : 1000mL

Pure acetic acid = 26mL

To find:

The percent concentration of given solution.

Solution:

We know that,

$\text{Percent concentration}=\dfrac{\text{Pure acetic acid}}{\text{Total solution}}\times 100$

Putting the given values, we get

$\text{Percent concentration}=\dfrac{26}{1000}\times 100$

$\text{Percent concentration}=\dfrac{26}{10}$

$\text{Percent concentration}=2.6$

Therefore, the percent concentration of this solution is 2.6%.