Chapter 13, Problem 58E

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The volume of water in liters is to be determined.

Concept introduction:

The mass percent signifies the number of grams of solute in $100\text{ g}$ of solution. To calculate the volume of solution, the mass of solute in gram is converted to gram solution by the use of mass percent as the conversion factor. Mass percent is used in the fractional form.

The next step is proceeds by the use of density as the conversion factor to calculate the volume in milliliters. The calculated volume is converted to liters by the use of conversion factor $\left(\frac{{10}^{-3}\text{L}}{\text{1 mL}}\right)$.

$\text{Density =}\frac{\text{mass}}{\text{volume}}$. So, volume can be calculated as $\text{Volume =}\frac{\text{mass}}{\text{density}}$.