Answer to Question #115326 in General Chemistry for Shea

Question

bags of a D5W intravenous sugar solution used in the hospitals contains a 5.0%W/V dextrose-in-water solution. what mass of dextrose is present in a 500.0 mL bag?

Answer 1

The concentration 5% (w/v) means that 5g of dextrose (solute) are present in 100mL of the solution.

In 500 ml of solution there are 25 gram of dextrose is present in 500 ml bag