Final answer:
To consume your body weight in mercury, assuming your weight is 145 lbs, you would need to drink approximately 10225.31 pints of mercury.
Step-by-step explanation:
To find out how many pints of mercury you would need to drink to consume your body weight in mercury, we need to convert your weight from pounds to grams and then use the density of mercury to find the volume in liters.
We can then convert the volume from liters to pints.
First, let's convert your weight from pounds to grams.
There are 454 grams in 1 pound, so 145 pounds is equal to 145 x 454 = 65830 grams.
Next, we can use the density of mercury, which is 13.6 g/cm³.
To find the volume of mercury in liters, we divide your weight in grams by the density of mercury:
Volume (liters) = Weight (grams) / Density (g/cm³)
= 65830 g / 13.6 g/cm³
= 4836.76 cm³.
Finally, we can convert the volume from liters to pints.
There are 2.11338 pints in 1 liter, so:
Volume (pints) = Volume (liters) x 2.1133
8 = 4836.76 x 2.11338
≈ 10225.31 pints.