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re: Chemistry question for the OT

Posted on 12/7/15 at 9:34 pm to
Posted by Bmath
LA
Member since Aug 2010
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Posted on 12/7/15 at 9:34 pm to
quote:

I think it's ~63 gal, too. I think everyone that is saying 1.5 gal is assuming the fresh water has s.g. of 0 instead of ~1.

I think the correct equation is:

C1V1 + C2V2 = C3V3




You really think it would take 63 gallons , or 20% of the current volume, to change the water SG by 0.005 kg/l?
Posted by FutureMikeVIII
Houston
Member since Sep 2011
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Posted on 12/7/15 at 9:39 pm to
When the water you're adding only has a difference of 0.03 kg/L...yes.

Explain my mistake, I'm all ears.
This post was edited on 12/7/15 at 9:41 pm
Posted by Ingeniero
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2013
18421 posts
Posted on 12/7/15 at 9:54 pm to
Let x be the amount of water you need to add.

[315/(315+x)]*(1.03)+[x/(315+x)]*(1.00)=1.025
Multiply both sides by (315+x)
315*1.03+x*1.00=1.025(315+x)
324.45+x=322.875+1.025x
.025x=1.575
x=63 gallons
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