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9 November, 10:05

You were instructed to add 1.0 mL out of 4.0 mL of an undiluted sample to 99 mL of sterile diluent. Instead, you add the entire 4.0 mL to the 99 mL.

A.) What was your intended dilution factor?

B.) What was your actual dilution factor?

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  1. 9 November, 10:20
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    A.) Intended dilution factor : 0.01

    B.) Actual dilution factor: 0.039

    Explanation:

    Dilution factor (DF) is ratio of the volume of the undiluted sample to total volume of diluted solution

    A.) What was your intended dilution factor

    This would be the the addition 1.0ml from 4.0ml to 99ml of sterile

    Volume of sterile diluent = 99ml

    Volume of Undiluted sample = 1.0ml

    Total volume of diluted solution = 99ml + 1m = 100ml

    Dilution factor = Volume of undiluted sample : Total volume of diluted solution

    Dilution factor = 1:100

    = 1ml : 100ml

    = 0.01

    B.) What was your actual dilution factor?

    This would be the entire addition of 4.0ml to 99ml sterile diluent

    Volume of sterile diluent = 99ml

    Volume of Undiluted sample = 4.0ml

    Total volume of diluted solution = 99ml + 4.0ml = 103ml

    Dilution factor = Volume of undiluted sample : Total volume of diluted solution

    Dilution factor

    = 4:103

    = 4ml : 103ml

    = 0.039
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