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Easier to visualize if you just plot it. Start with total mass is 100 kg, and 99 kg water, and 1 kg dry. Let x be the kg of water removed. Then the ratio of wa
by markisus 4y ago
Easier to visualize if you just plot it.
Start with total mass is 100 kg, and 99 kg water, and 1 kg dry.
Let x be the kg of water removed. Then the ratio of water to total mass is
(99 - x)/(100 - x)
Plot: https://imgur.com/a/oDaKLVo https://imgur.com/a/oDaKLVo
It's intuitive that until x becomes pretty large, there is negligible effect on the ratio.
- karmakaze 4y agoIt's easy enough to sort out in your head if you consider the non-water component changing from 1% to 2% and staying the same mass.