8) The average adult human body contains about 4.7 liters of blood with a hemoglobin concentration of 150. g/L. If the concentration of iron in blood is 2.5 M, how much iron is lost (in grams) if a hemorrhage results in a 1-L blood loss? a) 2.0 60 c) 140 20

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8) The average adult human body contains about 4.7 liters of blood with a hemoglobin concentration of 150. g/L. If the concentration of iron in blood is 2.5 M, how much iron is lost (in grams) if a hemorrhage results in a 1-L blood loss? a) 2.0 b) 60 c) 140 d) 20
8) The average adult human body contains about 4.7 liters of blood with a hemoglobin concentration of 150. g/L. If the
concentration of iron in blood is 2.5 M, how much iron is lost (in grams) if a hemorrhage results in a 1-L blood loss?
a) 2.0
b) 60
c)
d) 20
140
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