Lactic acid                                                       4 g Salicylic acid                                                    5 g Trichloroacetic acid                                         2 g Flexible collodion qs ad                                  100 g Sig: wart remover. Use as directed (a) Flexible collodion contains 20% w/w camphor and 30% w/w castor oil. How many grams of each would be contained in 30 g of the mixture? (b) The specific gravity of castor oil is 0.955. H ow many milliliters of the oil is contained in 30 g of the mixture? (c) If the specific gravity of the mixture is 0.781, what are the percent w/v concentrations of lactic acid, salicylic acid, and trichloroacetic acid in the mixture?

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Lactic acid                                                       4 g

Salicylic acid                                                    5 g

Trichloroacetic acid                                         2 g

Flexible collodion qs ad                                  100 g

Sig: wart remover. Use as directed

(a) Flexible collodion contains 20% w/w camphor and 30% w/w castor oil. How many grams of each would be contained in 30 g of the mixture?

(b) The specific gravity of castor oil is 0.955. H ow many milliliters of the oil is contained in 30 g of the mixture?

(c) If the specific gravity of the mixture is 0.781, what are the percent w/v concentrations of lactic acid, salicylic acid, and trichloroacetic acid in the mixture?

Answer:

(a) 5.34 g camphor and 8.01 g castor oil

(b) 8.39 mL castor oil

(c) 3.12% w/v lactic acid, 3.91% w/v salicylic acid, and 1.56% w/v trichloroacetic acid

 

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