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Ethyl alcohol, C2H6O is the alcohol present in liquor. A solution is made up by adding 25.0 mL of ethyl alcohol (d = 0.789 g/mL) to 45.0 mL of isopropyl alcohol, C3H8O (d = 0.7855 g/mL). Assuming volumes are additive, calculate the following:
The mass percent of ethyl alcohol in the solution.

Ethyl alcohol, C2H6O is the alcohol present in liquor. A solution is made up by adding 25.0 mL of ethyl alcohol (d = 0.789 g/mL) to 45.0 mL of isopropyl alcohol, C3H8O (d = 0.7855 g/mL). Assuming volumes are additive, calculate the following:
The volume percent of the isopropyl alcohol in the solution.

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(1) The mass of V1 =25.0 ml of ethyl alcohol is
m1 = Vd = 25 * 0.789 = 19.725 g
The mass of V2 = 45.0 ml of ...

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