Calculating LD50 of sarin from lethal inhalation dose
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The lethal inhalation dose of sarin for a 200lb. person has been determined to be 0.0015mg.
Determine the LD50 of sarin that researchers used to calculate this lethal inhalation dose.
Possible answers:
1.4x10-4 mg/kg
0.16x10-4 mg/kg
1.8x10-5 mg/kg
0.00023 mg/kg
Which of the above answers is correct?
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This solution gives a definition of LD50 and a brief example that describes how to calculate the LD50 of a substance from its known lethal inhalation dosage (expressed as mg/lb).
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The lethal inhalation dose is calculated based on the LD50.
The LD50 is simply the dose at which approximately 50% of the population would die from its exposure. As it kills half ...
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