Question #94484
If the caffeine concentration in a particular brand of soda is 1.83 mg/oz,
drinking how many cans of soda would be lethal? Assume that 10.0 g of caffeine is a lethal dose, and there are 12 oz in a can.
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Expert's answer
2019-09-16T04:03:33-0400

Find the caffeine mass in one can of soda

m=1.8312=21.96mg=0.02196gm=1.83·12=21.96mg=0.02196g

find the number of cans needed to get a lethal dose of caffeine.

n=10/0.02196=455.4cansn=10/0.02196=455.4 cans

Answer 455.4 cans



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