An Ion That Is a Necessary Component of High-Energy Compounds

question 37

Multiple Choice

An ion that is a necessary component of high-energy compounds and nucleic acids, and a structural component of bone, is

• A) chloride ion.
• B) sulfate ion.
• C) phosphate ion.
• D) bicarbonate ion.
• E) iodide ion.

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