A chemist mixes two liquids 1 and 2. One litre of liquid 1 weighs 1 kg and one litre of liquid 2 weighs 800 gm

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A chemist mixes two liquids 1 and 2. One litre of liquid 1 weighs 1 kg and one litre of liquid 2 weighs 800 gm. If half litre of the mixture weighs 480 gm, then the percentage of liquid 1 in the mixture, in terms of volume, is

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80. The weight/volume(g/L) for liquid 1 = 1000 The weight/volume(g/L) for liquid 2 = 800 The weight/volume(g/L) of the mixture = 480/(1/2) = 960 Using alligation the ratio of liquid 1 and liquid 2 in the mixture = (960-800)/(1000-960) = 160/40 = 4:1 Hence the percentage of liquid 1 in the mixture = 4*10