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Old 27-02-2004, 22:32   #23
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Re: Chemistry question :)

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Originally Posted by Theodoric
It needs to be diluted by a factor of of 50/2.5 = 20. 1/20 of 100 is 5. So, take 5 ml of the 50 ppm solution and dilute to 100 ml.
5ml of 50ppm solution = 5/1000 x 50 mg = 0.25mg

you are correct - my .005 was in kg/litres, not ml

- can I have marks for my 'workings out'
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