
Mike D. answered 04/12/21
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Well from the density given and the table 90% of the mass of the ethanol-water mixture must be ethanol.
So in the 20L lets assume we have x ml of ethanol. Then we have 20000-x ml of water.
Mass of ethanol = 0.789x
Mass of water = (20000-x) x 0.001 (1 ml of water has mass 1g = 0.001 kg)
Total mass = 0.789x + (20000-x) x 0.001
Ethanol is 90% so [0.789x/[0.789x + 0.001(20000-x)] = 0.90
You can solve this for x, then knowing x you can calculate the mass of ethanol.
0.789x = 0.7101x + 10 - 0.0009x
0.789x = 0.711x + 10
0.078x = 10
x = 128.2 ml
mass = 128.2 x 0.789 = 101.2 g