Question

Calculate the amount (IN MG) of methylmercury you would ingest if you ate 0.2kg of shrimp.

a) 0.02 mg
b) 0.2 mg
c) 2 mg
d) 20 mg

Answer 1

To calculate the amount of methylmercury ingested when eating 0.2kg of shrimp, multiply the concentration of methylmercury in ppm by the weight of the shrimp in grams.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the amount of methylmercury ingested when eating 0.2kg of shrimp, we need to know the concentration of methylmercury in shrimp. The concentration of methylmercury in shrimp can vary, but on average it is around 0.1 ppm (parts per million). This means that for every 1 million parts of shrimp, there is approximately 0.1 parts of methylmercury.

So, to calculate the amount of methylmercury in 0.2kg of shrimp, we first convert 0.2kg to grams (200g). Then, we multiply the grams of shrimp by the concentration of methylmercury in ppm.

0.1 ppm * 200g = 20 mg