The Glucose Concentration in Plasma Is Typically 100 Mg

question 6

Multiple Choice

The glucose concentration in plasma is typically 100 mg% , meaning 100 mg in 100 mL of plasma. The gram molecular weight of glucose is 180 g mol-1. W hat is the molar concentration of this plasma glucose?

• A) 50 mM
• B) 56 mM
• C) 5.0 mM
• D) 5 .6 mM
• E) 1.8 mM

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