Which of the Following Statements Is True

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true?

• A)A person's body water content increases with increasing age.
• B)Water comprises approximately 25% of lean muscle tissue.
• C)About 30% of an average person's body is water.
• D)Healthy young women have slightly less body water than healthy young men.

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Definitions:

Cyclic Ethers

Organic compounds that contain an ether group (-O-) within a ring structure.

Grignard Reagent

Grignard reagent is a type of organomagnesium compound used in organic synthesis, typically represented as RMgX, where R is an organic group and X is a halogen.

Cyclopentene Oxide

A cyclic ether with a three-membered epoxide ring adjacent to a cyclopentene structure.

Racemic Mixture

A mixture containing equal amounts of two enantiomers, resulting in a substance that has no optical activity.