Re: Strange Numbers

From: number6 (snumber6_at_aol.com)
Date: 01/20/05 

Date: 20 Jan 2005 14:51:50 -0800

Repeating Rifle wrote:
> in article 1106234984.634604.27040@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com,
number6 at
> snumber6@aol.com wrote on 1/20/05 7:29 AM:
>
> > A recent post showed commercial HCl labelled as 31.45 % ...A
strange
> > number ...that exact value must have importance ... why so .. ?? I
> > believe it is made up to be 10 M a nice round number ... then the
31.45
> > % is calculated for the label ...
>
> I think you read too much into the number. Someone with a calculator,
rather
> than a slide rule, did the calculation.
>
> Bill

Very few of us are around who can use a slide rule ...

We buy a concentration somewhat less than the 38% to avoid some
transportation, storage or reporting requirements ...

I called up our supplier and found I was wrong ... but also right on
the round number ... it is not made to a round number 10 M ... rather a
round number ... 20 degrees Baume ...and the 31.45 % is calculate from
that ...

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