Practice question
Question
A solution contains 20 g of a solute in 80 g of solvent. If the mass percentage is 20%, what is the mass of the solution?
Explanation
Total mass = 20 g + 80 g = 100 g. Mass % = (20/100) × 100 = 20% , which matches the given value.
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