A scientist has a beaker containing 20 mL of a solution containing 20% acid. To dilute the acid, she adds pure water. An equation for the concentration in the beaker after adding n mL of water, C(n) , is C(n) = 10 + n a. Find the new concentration (of acid) if 7 mL of water has been added. The new acid concentration will be at %. b. What is the behavior as n → ∞ , and what is the physical significance of this? As n > 0о, C (n) — ?

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A scientist has a beaker containing 20 mL of a solution containing 20% acid. To dilute the acid, she adds pure
water.
An equation for the concentration in the beaker after adding n mL of water, C(n) , is
2
C(n)
10 + n
a. Find the new concentration (of acid) if 7 mL of water has been added.
The new acid concentration will be at
%.
b. What is the behavior as n → ∞ , and what is the physical significance of this?
As n → 0 , C(n) →
Your explanation for the physical meaning:
Transcribed Image Text:A scientist has a beaker containing 20 mL of a solution containing 20% acid. To dilute the acid, she adds pure water. An equation for the concentration in the beaker after adding n mL of water, C(n) , is 2 C(n) 10 + n a. Find the new concentration (of acid) if 7 mL of water has been added. The new acid concentration will be at %. b. What is the behavior as n → ∞ , and what is the physical significance of this? As n → 0 , C(n) → Your explanation for the physical meaning:
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