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    The document provides information about calculating amounts of concentrated products needed to produce single- or double-strength solutions. It defines concentrated water as being 40x stronger than single-strength and 20x stronger than double-strength. Several examples are given of calculations to determine amounts of concentrated product and water needed. Finally, it provides 5 sample calculation questions with answers.

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    Student Learning Advisory Service AT A GLANCE/


    Contact us
    PHARMACY CALCULATIONS
    Please come and see us if you need any academic advice or
    CONCENTRATED WATERS
    guidance.
    Calculating the amount of concentrated products required
    Canterbury to produce single- or double-strength products.
    Our offices are next to Santander Bank

    Open
    Monday to Friday, 09.00 – 17.00
    E: [email protected]
    T: 01227 824016

    Medway
    We are based in room G0-09, in the Gillingham Building
    and in room DB034, in the Drill Hall Library.

    Open
    Monday to Friday, 09.00 – 17.00 Concentrated Waters
    E: [email protected]
    Concentrated water is diluted to produce single- or double-
    T: 01634 888884
    strength water.
    The Student Learning Advisory Service (SLAS) is part of the
    Unit for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (UELT) NB:

    The pharmaceutical definition of concentrated water is one


    Acknowledgments that is 40X stronger than single-strength water *
    All materials checked by Dr Scott Wildman, Dr Cleopatra
    ∴ Single-strength = 1 part concentrated to 39 parts water
    Branch, Jerome Durodie and Andrew Lea, Medway School of
    Pharmacy, Anson Building, Central Avenue, Chatham Or, = 1 part concentrated in 40 parts total
    Maritime, Chatham, Kent. ME4 4TB.
    Concentrated water is 20X stronger than double-strength
    This leaflet has been produced in conjunction with sigma
    water *
    Network for Excellence in Mathematics and Statistics Support
    ∴ Double- = 1 part concentrated to 19 parts water
    strength
    Or, = 1 part concentrated in 20 parts total
    Double-strength water is 2X stronger than single-strength
    kent.slas water *
    @unikentSLAS ∴ Single-strength = 1 part double-strength to 1 part water
    www.kent.ac.uk/learning Or, = 1 part double-strength in 2 parts total

    * You will need to know and remember these facts


    Example 1 Q1
    How much concentrated rose water should you use to How much concentrated rose water is required to make
    produce 320mL of single-strength rose water? 500mL of double-strength rosewater?
    Method Q2

    Step 1: Concentrated water is 40X stronger than single How much concentrated chloroform water is required to
    strength, so use 1/40 of the amount make 2.4L of single-strength chloroform water?
    1 Q3
    40
    × 320𝑚𝑚 = 𝟖𝒎𝒎  How much water needs to be added to 45mL of
    concentrated peppermint water to produce double-strength
    Example 2 peppermint water?
    Q4
    How much concentrated peppermint water should you use
    to produce 1.2L of double-strength peppermint water? A formula calls for 1.25L of single-strength rose water and
    75mL of double-strength peppermint water. You only have
    Method
    double-strength rose water and concentrated peppermint
    Step 1: Concentrated water is 20X stronger than double water. How much of each should you use?
    strength, so use 1/20 of the amount Q5
    1
    20
    × 1200𝑚𝑚 = 𝟔𝟔𝒎𝒎  A formula calls for 120mL of double strength rose water and
    150mL of single strength peppermint water. You only have
    concentrated rose water and concentrated peppermint
    Example 3 water. How much of each should you use?
    How much water should you add to 12mL of concentrated
    chloroform water to produce single-strength chloroform Answers
    water?
    Method Q1 = 25mL. Q2 = 60mL. Q3 = 855mL. Q4 = 625mL double-
    strength rose water & 3.75mL concentrated peppermint
    Step 1: Single-strength is 1 part concentrated water to water. Q5 = 6mL concentrated rose water & 3.75mL
    39 parts water, so add 39 parts concentrated peppermint water.

    39 × 12𝑚𝑚 = 𝟒𝟒𝟒𝒎𝒎 
    Example 4
    How much water should you add to 64mL of concentrated
    rose water to produce double-strength rose water?
    Method

    Step 1: Double-strength is 1 part concentrated water to


    19 parts water, so add 19 parts
    19 × 64𝑚𝑚 = 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝒎𝒎 

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