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dangina [55]
3 years ago
5

One of the essential minerals in the human body is salt. How much salt (NaCl) is in the average adult human body?

Chemistry
1 answer:
Vera_Pavlovna [14]3 years ago
8 0
The human body<span> contains </span>many<span> salts, of which </span>sodium<span> chloride NaCl is the major one, making up around 0.4 per cent of the </span>body's<span> weight. So a 50kg</span>person<span> would contain around 200g of </span>sodium<span> chloride - around 40 teaspoons. Since we lose </span>salt<span> whenever we sweat, it has to be continually replaced. Answer: C.</span>
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