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How much pure alcohol is in this batch?
The figure duty is charged on in the UK and many other jurisdictions, by volume and by mass.
Litres of pure alcohol
Pure alcohol
5.500 L
By mass: 4.340 kg
How this is worked out
- Calculation: 100.00 L × 5.5% ÷ 100 = 5.500 L
- By mass: 5.500 L × 0.789 kg/L = 4.340 kg
What this assumes (2)
- Litres of pure alcohol is the basis on which alcohol duty is charged in the UK and in many other jurisdictions.
- The density figure of 0.789 kg/L is for ethanol at 20 °C.
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