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Textbook Solutions for Introductory Chemistry

Chapter 13 Problem 21Q

Question

Two shipwreck survivors were rescued from a life raft. One had drunk seawater while the other had not. The one who had drunk the seawater was more severely dehydrated than the one who did not. Explain.

Solution

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The salinity of seawater is around three times that of blood. When you consume seawater, your body must remove the excess salt or things may start to go haywire.

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Title Introductory Chemistry 5 
Author Nivaldo J Tro
ISBN 9780321910295

Solved: Two shipwreck survivors were rescued from a life raft. One had drunk seawater

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