The concentration of glucose in blood is 5.67%m/v. How many grams of glucose would be found in an adult male with a blood volume of 5.2L?
That 5.67% m/v means 5.67 g glucose/100 mL blood; therefore,
5.67g glucose x (5,200 mL/100 mL) = ?
To find the grams of glucose in an adult male with a blood volume of 5.2L, we need to calculate the mass using the concentration of glucose in the blood.
The concentration is given as 5.67% (m/v), which means there are 5.67 grams of glucose in every 100 milliliters of blood.
Step 1: Convert the blood volume from liters to milliliters.
1 L = 1000 mL
So, 5.2 L * 1000 mL/L = 5200 mL
Step 2: Calculate the amount of glucose in the blood.
Using the concentration of glucose, we can set up a proportion:
5.67 g glucose / 100 mL blood = x g glucose / 5200 mL blood
To solve for x (the amount of glucose in the blood), we can cross-multiply:
100 mL * x g glucose = 5.67 g glucose * 5200 mL
x g glucose = (5.67 g glucose * 5200 mL) / 100 mL
Simplifying:
x g glucose = 294.84 g glucose
So, there would be approximately 294.84 grams of glucose in an adult male with a blood volume of 5.2 liters.