Answer to Question #144810 in General Chemistry for George

Question

130 mL of acetone is poured into 402 mL of water. Determine the % V/V concentration of this solution.

Answer 1

The equation for the reaction is;

$(CH_3)_2O+H_2O\to CH_3COOH+CH_3OH$

Total volume of the solution$=532mL$

$\%v/v$ $(x)=$ $130mLC_3H_6O\over532mL of solution$

$x\over100\%$ $=$ $130mL\over 532 mL$

$532x=13000$

$x=24.44\%$

The $\%v/v$ of the solution$=24.44\%$