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If humans were the same as rats, how many pounds of ethyl acetate would be a...

If humans were the same as rats, how many pounds of ethyl acetate would be a lethal oral dose for 50% of 150 pound humans?

LD50 (oral) rat: 5620 mg/kg

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150 pound is 68 Kg
50 % of it = 34 Kg

Legal dose = 5620 mg/kg

so legal dose for human will: 5620*34 = 191080 mg = 0.191080 Kg
which is roughly 0.42 pounds

Answer: 0.42 pound

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