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Total amount of NaCl to reach a 100 pound person's LD50

The NaCl LD50 dose is 3000 mg / kg body mass.

The weight of  the 100 pound person must be converted to kilograms.

100 pounds  x  ( 1 kilogram / 2.2 pounds) = 45.4 kg

This mass is multiplied by the LD50 dose. This multiplication gives the total amount that will meet the threshold for the 100 pound person.

The mass of NaCl that would produce the total mass to reach the LD50 is

(45.4 kg body mass) x (3000 mg / 1 kilogram body mass) = 136,200 milligrams NaCl

This is 136 grams of NaCl or about 1/4 of a pound of sodium chloride, NaCl.

 

 

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