15 drops of ethanol from a medicine dropper weigh 0•60g, how many drops does it take from a dropper to dispense 1•0mL ethanol? The density of ethanol is 0•80g

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Answer:

20 drops of ethanol dispensed by dropper will be 1.0 mL ethanol.

Explanation:

Mass of 15 drops of ethanol = 0.60 g

Mass of 1 drop of an ethanol = [tex]\frac{0.60 g}{15}=0.04 g[/tex]

Mass of 1.0 mL of ethanol = m

Volume of ethanol = 1.0 mL

Density of an ethanol = d = 0.80 g/ml

[tex]m = d\times V =0.80 g/mL\times 1.0 mL=0.80 g[/tex]

Number of drops in 0.80 g of ethanol = x

[tex]x\times 0.04 g=0.80 g[/tex]

[tex]x=\frac{0.80 g}{0.04g}=20 [/tex]

20 drops of ethanol dispensed by dropper will be 1.0 mL ethanol.