GenAlex Medical, a leading manufacturer of medical laboratory equipment, is designing a new automated system that can detect normal levels of dissolved immunoglobin A (10. to 30./μgmL), using a blood sample that is as small as 2.0mL. Calculate the minimum mass in milligrams of acetaminophen that the new system must be able to detect. Round your answer to 2 significant digits.

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Anneliese

8 July, 05:40

GenAlex Medical, a leading manufacturer of medical laboratory equipment, is designing a new automated system that can detect normal levels of dissolved immunoglobin A (10. to 30./μgmL), using a blood sample that is as small as 2.0mL. Calculate the minimum mass in milligrams of acetaminophen that the new system must be able to detect. Round your answer to 2 significant digits.

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Lisa Ross · Answer 1

The minimum concentration of acetaminophen that can be detected by new = 10μg/mL

Volume of blood sample=2ml

Minimum mass of acetaminophen that can be detected by automated system = 10*2 = 20μg = 0.020mg