Question

GenAlex Medical, a leading manufacturer of medical laboratory equipment, is designing a new automated system that can detect therapeutic levels of dissolved acetaminophen ( to ), using a blood sample that is as small as . Calculate the minimum mass in micrograms of acetaminophen that the new system must be able to detect. Round your answer to significant digits.

Answer 1

0.020 mg

Step-by-step explanation:

Let assume that the amount of the dissolved acetaminophen is (10. to 30/μgml); &

the volume of blood sample is = 2ml

We need to understand that the minimum mass of the acetaminophen that can be detected by the new system is = 10 μgml × 2

= 20 μg

= (20/1000) mg

= 0.020 mg