John was asked to make a saline, or saltwater, solution for a class lab. He added 20.5 grams of salt to a beaker that had 41 milliliters of water in it. What was the concentration of salt in the water?
A 20.5 g/mL

B 0.5 mL

C 0.5 g/mL

D 41 mL

Question

John was asked to make a saline, or saltwater, solution for a class lab. He added 20.5 grams of salt to a beaker that had 41 milliliters of water in it. What was the concentration of salt in the water?
A 20.5 g/mL

B 0.5 mL

C 0.5 g/mL

D 41 mL

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

Concentration = mass of solute/volume of solution.
C= 20.5g/41mL= 0.5g/mL