3% hydrogen peroxide has an oral ld50 of 900 mg/kg. acetic acid has an oral ld50 of 3310 mg/kg. which one is more hazardous to consume? a. they are both non-toxic b. acetic acid c. hydrogen peroxide d. they are both toxic i thought that the higher the number the more lethal or hazardous it is to consume. hydrogen peroxide 900 / 2 = 450 and acetic acid 3310 / 2 = 1,655 and selected b. acetic acid because it was higher and the answer was wrong? explain. you

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LD50 stands for median lethal dose. It is the dose required to kill half the members of a tested population after a specified test duration.

Thus lower the LD50 value, lower the amount required to kill half the number of people in a tested population.

Thus lower the LD50 value, more lethal it is. Thus 3% Hydrogen Peroxide having an oral LD50 of 900 mg/kg is more more hazardous to consume than Acetic Acid with an oral LD50 of 3310 mg/kg.

nacl or sodium chloride is an ionic compound. this is because an ionic compound pertains to a compound that consists of positively and negatively charged ions. in this case, na (sodium) has a tendency to lose one electron when it reacts with with other atoms, so the resulting sodium ion contains 11 protons and 10 electrons, thus making it positively charged (na+), when chlorine reacts, it usually gains one electron to form an ion called chloride, thus making it negatively charged ( since the ions are oppositely charged, they attract.