The Label on a one pint bottle of water lists the following components. If the density is the same as pure water and you drink 3 bottles of water in one day, how many milligrams of each component will you obtain?

1) calcium 29 ppm

2)fluoride .09 ppm

3)magnesium 12 ppm

4)potassium 3.4ppm

5)sodium 14 ppm

Have no idea how to convert or solve this problem.

The easiest way is to remember this conversion factor. 1 ppm = 1 mg/L.

Therefore, 29 ppm Ca = 29 mg Ca/L. How many liters are in 3 pints?
29 mg Ca/L x ?? L = ??mg Ca.
The others are done the same way.
Check my thinking. Here is how you get the 1 ppm = 1 mg/L.
1 g/10^6 g = 1 ppm
Since density is same as pure water; i.e., 1.00 g/mL, then
1 g/10^6 mL = 1 ppm
1000 mg per 10^6 mL = 1 ppm.
Divide 1000 by 1000 and divide 10^6 by 1000 to obtain
1 mg per 10^3 mL = 1 ppm and
1 mg/L = 1 ppm. VOILA!

To determine how many milligrams of each component you will obtain from drinking 3 bottles of water, we first need to understand what "ppm" (parts per million) means.

PPM is a measurement unit used to express the concentration of a substance in a solution. In this case, it tells us the amount of a particular component (such as calcium, fluoride, magnesium, potassium, or sodium) present in 1 million parts of water.

To convert ppm to milligrams per liter (mg/L), we can use the following conversion:

1 ppm = 1 mg/L

Since we know that 1 pint is equivalent to approximately 473.18 milliliters (ml), and we want to calculate the amount of each component obtained from 3 bottles, we can proceed as follows:

1) Calcium: 29 ppm = 29 mg/L
- Multiply by 473.18 ml (to convert to milligrams per pint)
- Multiply by 3 (for 3 bottles)

Calcium obtained = 29 mg/L * 473.18 ml/pint * 3 pints = 41,202.54 milligrams

2) Fluoride: 0.09 ppm = 0.09 mg/L
- Multiply by 473.18 ml (to convert to milligrams per pint)
- Multiply by 3 (for 3 bottles)

Fluoride obtained = 0.09 mg/L * 473.18 ml/pint * 3 pints = 126.97 milligrams

3) Magnesium: 12 ppm = 12 mg/L
- Multiply by 473.18 ml (to convert to milligrams per pint)
- Multiply by 3 (for 3 bottles)

Magnesium obtained = 12 mg/L * 473.18 ml/pint * 3 pints = 20,171.64 milligrams

4) Potassium: 3.4 ppm = 3.4 mg/L
- Multiply by 473.18 ml (to convert to milligrams per pint)
- Multiply by 3 (for 3 bottles)

Potassium obtained = 3.4 mg/L * 473.18 ml/pint * 3 pints = 4,076.49 milligrams

5) Sodium: 14 ppm = 14 mg/L
- Multiply by 473.18 ml (to convert to milligrams per pint)
- Multiply by 3 (for 3 bottles)

Sodium obtained = 14 mg/L * 473.18 ml/pint * 3 pints = 19,800.54 milligrams

Therefore, you would obtain approximately:
- 41,202.54 milligrams of calcium
- 126.97 milligrams of fluoride
- 20,171.64 milligrams of magnesium
- 4,076.49 milligrams of potassium
- 19,800.54 milligrams of sodium from drinking 3 bottles of water.