Clogging

How much distilled water must the pharmacist add to 30g of a 30% hydrogen peroxide solution to obtain a 3% solution to clogging?

Result

m =  270 g

Solution:

0.30 * 30 = 0.03 * (30+m)

0.03m = 8.1

m = 270

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