A waste acid containing 15% nitric acid, 50% sulfuric acid and 35% water is mixed with a stream of concentrated sulfuric acid containing 7% water and another stream of concentrated nitric acid containing 5% water. Determine the amount of each feed stream needed to prepare 10,000 lbs of a mixture containing 54.3% sulfuric acid and 31% nitric acid.

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A waste acid containing 15% nitric acid, 50% sulfuric acid and 35% water is mixed with a stream of concentrated sulfuric acid containing 7% water and another stream of concentrated nitric acid containing 5% water. Determine the amount of each feed stream needed to prepare 10,000 lbs of a mixture containing 54.3% sulfuric acid and 31% nitric acid.

 

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