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Re: WATER SOLUBILITY FOR FOUR COMPOUNDS [#permalink]
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Rossman wrote:
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A first solution is created by adding the maximum amount of Lead Nitrate that can be completely dissolved at 30 degrees Celsius to 10 grams of water. A second solution is created by raising the temperature to 60 degrees Celsius and adding the maximum amount of Lead Nitrate that can be completely dissolved. What is the percent increase in amount of Lead Nitrate from the first solution to the second?


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50%


There's some very important information in the fine print.

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FIRST SOLUTION
At 30 degrees Celsius, the solubility is about 40%.
This means the mass of lead nitrate comprises 40% of the entire solution
Let x = the number of grams of lead nitrate in the resulting solution
This means the mass of the entire solution = 10 + x grams
We can now write: x/(10 + x) = 40/100
Simplify: x/(10 + x) = 2/5
Cross multiply: (5)(x) = (2)(10 + x)
Expand: 5x = 20 + 2x
Solve: x = 20/3
In other words, the FIRST solution contains 20/3 grams of lead nitrate.


SECOND SOLUTION
At 60 degrees Celsius, the solubility is about 50%.
This means the mass of lead nitrate comprises 50% of the entire solution
Let y = the number of grams of lead nitrate in the resulting solution
We can write: y/(10 + y) = 50/100
Simplify: y/(10 + y) = 1/2
Cross multiply: (2)(y) = (1)(10 + x)
Expand: 2y = 10 + x
Solve: x = 10
In other words, the SECOND solution contains 10 grams of lead nitrate.


So the mass of lead nitrate went from 20/3 grams to 10 grams, and we need to find the percent increase.

WE COULD plug 20/3 and 10 into the formula for finding percent change, but that's going to be a pain.
Instead multiply both values by 3 to get the equivalent "ratios" 20 and 30

If we do this, we can see that there's a 50% increase from 20 and 30

Answer: 50

Aside: As @Carcass already noted, it's highly unlikely that this would be a Numeric Entry question, since we can't be very accurate when it comes to reading values off the chart.
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