Question

If a child accidentally swallowed 1.6 fluidounces of FEOSOL Elixir, containing 2/3 gr of ferrous sulfate per 5 mL, how many milligrams (to the nearest hundreth) of ferrous sulfate did the child ingest? (Hint: use the smaller available conversion factor] Your Answer: Answer units

Answer 1

Answer:

the amount of ferrous sulphate child will digest = 213.3 mg

Step-by-step explanation:

Given,

Amount of FEOSOL Elixir swallowed by child = 1.6 Fluid ounces

                                                                           = 1.6 x 29.57 ml

                                                                           = 47.312 ml

$\textrm{Amount of ferrous sulphate contained in 5 ml of of solution}=\ \dfrac{2}{3}\ grams$

$\textrm{So, amount of ferrous sulphate contained in 1 ml of solution}\ =\ \dfrac{2}{3\times 5}$

                                                                    $=\ \dfrac{2}{15}$

$\textrm{So,the amount of ferrous sulphate contained in the 1.6 ml of FEROSOL}=1.6\times \dfrac{2}{15}$

                  $=\ \dfrac{3.2}{15}$

                  = 0.2133 gram

                  = 213.3 mg

So, the amount of ferrous sulphate child will digest = 213.3 mg