Mercury poisoning is a debilitating disease that is often fatal. In the human body, mercury reacts with essential enzymes, leading to irreversible inactivity of these enzymes. If the amount of mercury in a polluted lake is 215 ng of mercury / mL, what is the total mass in kilograms of mercury in the lake?

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What is the total mL of the lake?
215 ng/mL x ?mL = ? ng Hg which is ? x 10^-12 kg

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Mercury poisoning is a debilitating disease that is often fatal. In the human body, mercury reacts with essential enzymes, leading to irreversible inactivity of these enzymes. If the amount of mercury in a polluted lake is 215 ng of mercury / mL, what is the total mass in kilograms of mercury in the lake?

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What is the total mL of the lake?
215 ng/mL x ?mL = ? ng Hg which is ? x 10^-12 kg

DrBob222 · Answer

What is the total mL of the lake? 215 ng/mL x ?mL = ? ng Hg which is ? x 10^-12 kg