One of the Common Intravenous Fluids, Called Physiological Saline, Is

question 55

Multiple Choice

One of the common intravenous fluids, called physiological saline, is a homogeneous mixture of NaCl in water. In this mixture, 0.89% of the mass is contributed by the NaCl. What mass of NaCl is found in 450. mL of physiological saline (Given: density of physiological saline = 1.005 g/cm³)

• A) 2.0 g
• B) 4.0 g
• C) 5.1 g
• D) 508 g
• E) 400 g

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