Question

3% Hydrogen Peroxide has an oral LD50 of 900 mg/kg. Acetic Acid has an oral LD50 of 3310 mg/kg. Which one is more hazardous to consume?

A.They are both toxic
B. Hydrogen Peroxide

Answer 1

Answer is: hydrogen peroxide is more hazardous to consume.
Median lethal dose, LD50 (lethal dose, 50%) is a measure of the lethal dose of a toxin. LD50 used as a general indicator of a substance's acute toxicity, lower LD50 is indicative of increased toxicity (in this case 900 mg/kg is lower than 3310 mg/kg).