{"id":15722,"date":"2025-06-10T12:55:50","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T12:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/?p=15722"},"modified":"2025-06-10T12:55:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T12:55:54","slug":"lactic-acid-4-g-salicylic-acid-5-g-trichloroacetic-acid-2-g-flexible-collodion-qs-ad-100-g-sig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/lactic-acid-4-g-salicylic-acid-5-g-trichloroacetic-acid-2-g-flexible-collodion-qs-ad-100-g-sig\/","title":{"rendered":"Lactic acid 4 g Salicylic acid 5 g Trichloroacetic acid 2 g Flexible collodion qs ad 100 g Sig"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Lactic acid 4 g Salicylic acid 5 g Trichloroacetic acid 2 g Flexible collodion qs ad 100 g Sig: wart remover. Use as directed. (a) Flexible collodion contains 20% w\/w camphor and 30% w\/w castor oil. How many grams of each would be contained in 30 g of the final product? Round to the nearest hundredth. Camphor: of 6 grams Castor Oil: of 6 grams (b) The specific gravity of castor oil is 0.955. How many milliliters of the oil is 3 of 6 mL (c) If the specific gravity of the final product is 0.781, what are the percent w\/v concentrations of lactic acid, salicylic acid, and trichloroacetic acid in the final product (Round to the nearest hundredth)? Lactic Acid: Question Blank 4 of 6 % Salicylic Acid Question Blank 5 of 6 % Trichloroacetic Acid Question Blank 6 of 6 %<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><strong>The correct answer and explanation is:<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the calculations and explanations for the wart remover prescription:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, let&#8217;s determine the amount of Flexible Collodion in the original 100 g formula.<br>Total formula weight = 100 g<br>Weight of active ingredients = Lactic acid (4 g) + Salicylic acid (5 g) + Trichloroacetic acid (2 g) = 11 g<br>Weight of Flexible Collodion = Total weight &#8211; Weight of active ingredients = 100 g &#8211; 11 g = 89 g<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, in 100 g of the final product, there are 89 g of Flexible Collodion. The final product is 89% w\/w Flexible Collodion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>(a) Flexible collodion contains 20% w\/w camphor and 30% w\/w castor oil. How many grams of each would be contained in 30 g of the final product? Round to the nearest hundredth.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 30 g of the final product, the amount of Flexible Collodion is:<br>89% of 30 g = 0.89 * 30 g = 26.7 g of Flexible Collodion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, calculate the amount of Camphor and Castor Oil in 26.7 g of Flexible Collodion:<br>Camphor: 20% of 26.7 g = 0.20 * 26.7 g = 5.34 g<br>Castor Oil: 30% of 26.7 g = 0.30 * 26.7 g = 8.01 g<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Note: The &#8220;of 6 grams&#8221; in the prompt seems like a placeholder typo.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Camphor: <strong>5.34<\/strong> grams<br>Castor Oil: <strong>8.01<\/strong> grams<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>(b) The specific gravity of castor oil is 0.955. How many milliliters of the oil is 3 of 6 mL<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Specific gravity (SG) is the ratio of the density of a substance to the density of water (approximately 1 g\/mL). So, the density of castor oil is 0.955 g\/mL.<br>Density = Mass \/ Volume. Therefore, Volume = Mass \/ Density.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Note: The phrasing &#8220;3 of 6 mL&#8221; is unclear. Assuming it means converting 3 grams (as a likely intended mass value in a calculation involving grams) of castor oil to milliliters.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assuming the question asks for the volume of 3 grams of castor oil:<br>Volume = 3 g \/ 0.955 g\/mL = 3.14136&#8230; mL<br>Rounded to two decimal places (consistent with part a): 3.14 mL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Note: If the question intended something else by &#8220;3 of 6 mL&#8221;, it is too ambiguous to calculate.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Volume of Castor Oil (assuming 3 g): <strong>3.14<\/strong> mL<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>(c) If the specific gravity of the final product is 0.781, what are the percent w\/v concentrations of lactic acid, salicylic acid, and trichloroacetic acid in the final product (Round to the nearest hundredth)?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Percent w\/v concentration is calculated as (grams of solute \/ milliliters of solution) * 100%.<br>The mass of the final product is 100 g.<br>The specific gravity of the final product is 0.781, meaning its density is 0.781 g\/mL.<br>We need to find the volume of the 100 g final product using its density:<br>Volume = Mass \/ Density = 100 g \/ 0.781 g\/mL = 128.0409&#8230; mL<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now calculate the w\/v concentration for each active ingredient using their mass (from the formula) and the total volume (128.04 mL):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lactic Acid: (4 g \/ 128.0409 mL) * 100% = 3.1238&#8230; %<br>Rounded to the nearest hundredth: 3.12 %<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Salicylic Acid: (5 g \/ 128.0409 mL) * 100% = 3.905&#8230; %<br>Rounded to the nearest hundredth: 3.91 %<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trichloroacetic Acid: (2 g \/ 128.0409 mL) * 100% = 1.5619&#8230; %<br>Rounded to the nearest hundredth: 1.56 %<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lactic Acid: <strong>3.12<\/strong> %<br>Salicylic Acid: <strong>3.91<\/strong> %<br>Trichloroacetic Acid: <strong>1.56<\/strong> %<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Explanation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This calculation involves understanding component percentages, specific gravity, and concentration units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For part (a), we first determined the amount of Flexible Collodion in the total 100 g formula (100 g &#8211; 11 g active ingredients = 89 g). This means the final product is 89% Flexible Collodion by weight. To find the amount of Flexible Collodion in 30 g of the final product, we calculated 89% of 30 g, which is 26.7 g. Then, using the specified composition of Flexible Collodion (20% camphor, 30% castor oil by weight), we calculated 20% and 30% of 26.7 g to find the amounts of camphor (5.34 g) and castor oil (8.01 g) present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For part (b), specific gravity relates the density of a substance to that of water (1 g\/mL). A specific gravity of 0.955 means the density of castor oil is 0.955 g\/mL. Assuming the prompt intended to ask for the volume of 3 grams of castor oil, we used the formula Volume = Mass \/ Density (3 g \/ 0.955 g\/mL) to find the volume, rounding the result to 3.14 mL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For part (c), percent weight-in-volume (w\/v) concentration is defined as grams of solute per 100 mL of solution. The formula provides the grams of each active ingredient in 100 g of the final product. To calculate the w\/v concentration, we needed the volume of this 100 g batch. We used the specific gravity of the final product (0.781) to determine its density (0.781 g\/mL) and then calculated the volume using Volume = Mass \/ Density (100 g \/ 0.781 g\/mL = 128.04 mL). Finally, we divided the mass of each active ingredient (lactic acid 4g, salicylic acid 5g, trichloroacetic acid 2g) by the total volume (128.04 mL) and multiplied by 100% to get the percent w\/v concentration for each, rounding to two decimal places.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lactic acid 4 g Salicylic acid 5 g Trichloroacetic acid 2 g Flexible collodion qs ad 100 g Sig: wart remover. Use as directed. (a) Flexible collodion contains 20% w\/w camphor and 30% w\/w castor oil. How many grams of each would be contained in 30 g of the final product? 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