Answer to Question #93925 in Physical Chemistry for kyle

Question

A 150 pound person needs an antibiotic injection with a dosage of 10 mg/kg of body mass. The antibiotic is labeled with a concentration of 1 gram/mL. How many mL of antibiotic sould this person receive?

Answer 1

Weight of person in $Kg=150 \times 0.453592= 68.04 kg$

Amount of antibiotic injection required$=W \times dosage =68.04 \times 10=680.4 \space mg$

Volume of antibiotic required=680.4/1000$=0.6804 ml$