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For a 180-lb person, calculate the quantity of each of the fol­lowing that must be ingeste...

For a 180-lb person, calculate the quantity of each of the fol­lowing that must be ingested to provide the LD50 for caffeine given in Table:

a. cups of coffee if one cup is 12 fluid ounces and there is 100. mg of caffeine per 6 fl oz of drip-brewed coffee


b. cans of cola if one can contains 50. mg of caffeine


c. tablets of No-Doz if one tablet contains 100. mg of caffeine

Table

Substance

LD50 (PPM)

Table Suger

29700

Boric Acid

5140

Baking Soda

4220

Table Salt

3750

Ethanol

2080

Aspirin

1100

Caffeine

192

DDT

113

Dichlorvos (pesticide strips)

56

Sodium Cyanide

6

Parathion

3

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