Question

A shipment of shark meat was destroyed after it was found to contain 1.76 PPM methyl Mercury Which is higher than the legal limit of 1.00 ppm

a.if the shark meat had a mass of 12.5 kg what mass of methyl mercury was percent in the shark meat

b.what is the maximum number of grams of methyl mercury the shark meat could contain and still be considered safe to consume according to the legal limit ​

Answer 1

A. The Amount of Methyl Mercury in Shark Meet:

ppm
`= (1mg)/(1kg)`

Amount of Mercury:
`12.5kg * (1.76mg)/(1kg) = 22 \ mg`

B. Allowed Mass of Methyl Mercury in Shark Meet

Allowed Amount:
`12.5kg * (1.00mg)/(1kg) = 12.5 \ mg`