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There are three parts to this question, which require increasing amounts of thought. However, all are based on the standard mathematics of dilutions.
You are provided with a large quantity of a solution of a chemical at a standard concentration and a large supply of water with which to dilute the solution. You have three 100ml beakers in which to mix dilutions and a 10ml syringe to transfer fluids from the large beakers to the small beakers or between the small beakers. The 10ml syringe can only measure exactly 10mls.
Part 1:
For certain applications you require non-standard dilutions. Try to use the three beakers and syringe to create a quantity of dilutions in each of these cases (in increasing order of complexity)
Part 3:
I mix a dilution with a concentration $c_A$ in the first beaker and a smaller concentration $c_B$ in the second beaker. I pour some liquid (unmeasured amounts) from beakers A and B into beaker C to make a new dilution with concentration $c_C$. Use common sense to understand and algebra to prove that $$c_A> c_C> c_B$$
On a scrap of paper I found this method for making a 1/13 dilution using the above configuration of beakers:
Can you extend this method to produce a way of mixing a 1/23 dilution using the above configuration of beakers?