What is the mass of fish, in kilograms, that one would have to consume to obtain a fatal dose of mercury, if the fish contains 30 parts per million of mercury by weight? (Assume that all the mercury from the fish ends up as mercury(I) chloride in the body and that a fatal dose is 0.20 g of HgCl,.)

What is the mass of fish, in kilograms, that one would have to consume to obtain a fatal dose of mercury, if the fish contains 30 parts per million of mercury by weight? (Assume that all the mercury from the fish ends up as mercury(I) chloride in the body and that a fatal dose is 0.20 g of HgCl,.)

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What is the mass of fish, in
kilograms, that one would have to
consume to obtain a fatal dose
of mercury, if the fish contains
30 parts per million of mercury
by weight? (Assume that all the
mercury from the fish ends up as
mercury(II) chloride in the body
and that a fatal dose is 0.20 g of
HgCl,.)

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