Problema Solution

How many grams of water must be evaporated from 100 kg of a 40% salt solution to produce a 50% salt solution?

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let


w = grams of water that must evaporate


100 kg = 100*10^3 g = 10^5 g


the new solution will have 10^5 - w grams and will be 50% salt


and since the water is 0% salt solution we can write


0.40*10^5 - 0.0*w = 0.50(10^5 - w)


by simplifying and solving the equation we find


w = 20,000 g


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20,000 g of water must be evaporated.