Question

20%sugar makes a saturated solution in water. How much sugar must be added to 150g of solution containing 20g of sugar​

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

%w/w

=

m

solute

m

solution

⋅

100

In your case, the mass of the solution will be

m

solution

=

m

glucose

+

m

water

m

solution

=

20

+

150

=

170 g

This means that you get

%w/w

=

20

g

170

g

⋅

100

=

11.8%