23. A standard dose of an over-the-counter cough suppressant for adults is 20.0 mL. A portion this size you that you may contains 35 mg of the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API). Your pediatrician tells give this medication to your 6-year-old child, but the dose may contain no more than 4.00 mg of the API and in a volume not to exceed 10 mL for ease of swallowing. (a) What is the concentration in mg/mL of the adult-strength medication? (b) How many mL of adult-strength medication would you need to dilute in order to prepare 100.0 mL of child-strength cough syrup? (c) How would you prepare the child-strength solution?
States of Matter
The substance that constitutes everything in the universe is known as matter. Matter comprises atoms which in turn are composed of electrons, protons, and neutrons. Different atoms combine together to give rise to molecules that act as a foundation for all kinds of substances. There are five states of matter based on their energies of attraction, namely solid, liquid, gases, plasma, and BEC (Bose-Einstein condensates).
Chemical Reactions and Equations
When a chemical species is transformed into another chemical species it is said to have undergone a chemical reaction. It consists of breaking existing bonds and forming new bonds by changing the position of electrons. These reactions are best explained using a chemical equation.
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