Asked by michelle

If a tablet is used to prepare a suppository and its density is unknown, how much base will it displace if the tablet’s total weight is 155 mg?
a. 0.108 g of base
b. 0.0465 g of base
c. 0.045 g of base

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Answer: (b) 0.0465 g of base.

Reason: when a tablet’s displacement is unknown, use a standard displacement value of 0.3 g base per g tablet. So base displaced = 0.155 g × 0.3 = 0.0465 g (46.5 mg).