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Question 31

Some consumers are concerned about the daily intake of the food preservative sodium benzoate, C7H5NaO2\text{C}_7\text{H}_5\text{NaO}_2C7​H5​NaO2​, which is commonly used to inhibit microbial growth in acidic foods. Research indicates that the safe maximum daily intake of sodium benzoate is 4.5×10−5 mol kg−14.5 \times 10^{-5}\text{ mol kg}^{-1}4.5×10−5 mol kg−1.

A typical adult has a body mass of 80 kg80\text{ kg}80 kg. A single bottle of a salad dressing is found to contain 86.4 mg86.4\text{ mg}86.4 mg of sodium benzoate.

Determine the maximum number of bottles of this salad dressing that a typical adult can safely consume in one day.

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