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If the caffeine concentration in a particular brand of soda is 3. 59 mg/oz, drinking how many cans of soda would be lethal? Assume that 10. 0 g of caffeine is a lethal dose, and there are 12 oz in a can

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Answer:

The number of cans of soda lethal would be, 343 cans

Step-by-step explanation:

As, 2.43 mg of caffeine present in 1 oz

So, 10000 mg (10 g = 10000 mg) of caffeine present in

Now we have to calculate the number of cans used.

As, 12 oz dose present in 1 can

So, 4115.2 oz dose present in cans

Therefore, the number of cans of soda lethal would be, 343 cans

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