(1) Percent from weight and volume

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3.1.1.1) Percent from weight and volume Easy 1


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If 185 mL of a sterile liquid preparation contains 351.5 mg of drug, then determine the concentration in percent `w/v`


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lb equals 0.19 % kg

    351.5 mg equals `351.5/1000` or 0.3515 g of drug. Percentage (w/v) means number of grams of drug present per 100 mL of the solution.

    `∴ (0.3515 \quad g)/(185 \quad mL) = x/(100 \quad mL) ⇒ x = 0.19 \quad g`

    ∴ the concentration would be `0.19 % w/v` (Ans).