The LD50(mice) for caffeine is 192 mg/kg, and for nicotine it is 0.75mg/kg. Assuming the LD50for humans is similar to that measured for mice (or that you have a mouse the size of an average adult weighing 154 lb), determine the number of grams of caffeine and nicotine that would be lethal to 50% of the human (giant mouse)
The toxicity of a compound is often reported as the LD50, which is the lethal dose for 50% of a population. The LD50is typically measured using mice and is reported in units of milligrams of the compound per kilogram of the body mass of the population. The LD50(mice) for caffeine is 192 mg/kg, and for nicotine it is 0.75mg/kg. Assuming the LD50for humans is similar to that measured for mice (or that you have a mouse the size of an average adult weighing 154 lb), determine the number of grams of caffeine and nicotine that would be lethal to 50% of the human (giant mouse)
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