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Interpretation:
The characteristics needed for a substance to be soluble in body fluids have to be given.
Concept Introduction:
Body fluids: About
Intracellular fluid: The fluid inside the cells.
Extracellular fluid: The fluids outside the cells and it include mainly plasma and interstitial fluid.
In-order for a substance to be soluble in water, it must be an ion, a small polar molecule or a large molecule having polar hydrophilic groups on its surface.
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