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Can someone help with this Chem problem?

If you eat a 6oz can (180g) of tuna with ~.2 ppm Hg, how much mercury do you ingest?

2007-07-26 05:17:53 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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the can contains 0.2 ppm Hg
=> each 10^6 g of the content contains 0.2 g Hg
=> 180 g of the contents contains 0.2 x 180/10^6 = 3.6 x 10^(-5) g Hg

so, u have ingested 3.6 x 10^(-5) g Hg

2007-07-26 05:46:30 · answer #1 · answered by s0u1 reaver 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

360 micro grams.

2007-07-26 13:05:11 · answer #2 · answered by ag_iitkgp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋