My question is: Give a clear determination of the difference between slow and fast acting poisons.
what does this mean? Plz help me??? best answer up for grabs...
2007-04-23 19:16:22 · 4 answers · asked by Sam P F 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
<>Poison lethality is rated on a system called LD#, where LD means lethal dose and the number is the percentage it will kill. Most poisons require a certain dosage to be lethal, but it can be a very small dose. Cyanide, for example, will be LD100 at almost any dose (meaning it will will be kill 100 out of 100 people). Fast- and slow-acting only refer to how quickly a poison, or a particular dose, will be lethal. Arsenic, for example, can build up over time and eventually kill, especially if given in small doses- that would be considered slow-acting. Potassium injected in the bloodstream would be fatal almost instantly- fast-acting.
2007-04-23 19:25:02 · answer #1 · answered by druid 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fast acting would be like cyanide that kills instantly by interrupting nerve signals. Slow acting would be like the rat poison warfarin that stops the blood from clotting. It may take several days for the rat to die.
Fast acting insecticide: malathion
slow acting: Mold spores or a poison that interrupts metamorphosis.
2007-04-23 19:26:53 · answer #2 · answered by bravozulu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you’d have to say a fast acting poison is one that can be lethal with a single dose.
Where a slow acting poison would take multiple doses. Cigarettes come to mind.
2007-04-23 19:21:28 · answer #3 · answered by James H 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Fast acting poisons generally act on the nervous system and are ionic in Nature. Ex : KCN.
2007-04-23 19:30:57 · answer #4 · answered by ag_iitkgp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋