Dilution / Mixing Ratio
Concentrate volume and diluent volume from target strength.
Example
You enter
- Concentrate strength (%) 10
- Target strength (%) 5
- Final volume 100
You get
- Concentrate volume 50
- Diluent volume 50
Checked against published worked examples from: LibreTexts (Heartland Community College, CHEM 120).
Details, formula, and sources
Formula or tableConcentrate volume = total × target_strength / source_strength. Diluent = total − concentrate.
Source and editionClassical mass-balance arithmetic.
Free accessFree in chemistry texts.
What governsEstimate. AHJ and licensed professional govern.
API field namesconcentrate_percent, target_percent, final_volume, concentrate_volume, diluent_volume