You were instructed to add 1.0 mL of an undiluted sample to 99mL of sterile diluent. Instead, you added 0.1 mL to the 99 mL. a. What was the intended dilution? b. What was the actual dilution?
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0 mL of the sample to 99 mL of diluent. This would result in a total volume of 100 mL. So, the intended dilution is: Intended Dilution = $\frac{1.0\,\text{mL}}{100\,\text{mL}}$ The actual dilution was to add 0.1 mL of the sample to 99 mL of diluent. This would Show more…
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