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A solution that is refered to as a percentage of something (like potassium hydroxide, KOH) refers to the mass of the solute compared to the total solution, so a 5% KOH solution would be 5g KOH + 95g H2O, and the 5g KOH would be 5% of the 100g total of the solution.

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Weigh 10g of the given sample and dissolve it in 100ml of water, it forms a 10% solution of that sample.


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