3. A tank has a capacity of 2000 L and originally contains 800 L of water with 50 kg of salt in solution. Water containing 0.10 kg of salt per liter is entering at a rate of 10 L/min, the tank is well mixed, and the mixture flows out of the tank at a rate of 8 L/min. A. Find the amount of salt in the tank at any time before the solution begins to overflow the tank. B. Find the concentration (in kg/L) of salt in the tank when it is just beginning to overflow. C. What is the theoretical limiting concentration if the tank had infinite capacity?
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Let $A(t)$ be the amount of salt in the tank at time $t$. The rate of salt entering the tank is $10 \text{ L/min} \times 0.10 \text{ kg/L} = 1 \text{ kg/min}$. The rate of salt leaving the tank is $8 \text{ L/min} \times \frac{A(t)}{V(t)} \text{ kg/L}$, where Show more…
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