Fifty Percent or More of a Normal Adult's Body Weight

question 48

True/False

Fifty percent or more of a normal adult's body weight is water.

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Definitions:

Exponent

A mathematical notation indicating the number of times a number (the base) is multiplied by itself.

Base

A substance that accepts protons from acids according to the Brønsted-Lowry acid-base theory, or a substance that donates a pair of valence electrons to form a bond according to the Lewis definition.

Systolic Blood Pressure

The pressure in arteries during the contraction of heart muscles, indicated as the higher number in a blood pressure reading.

Italicized Phrase

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