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Freehorn
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Precipitates in the body
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January 14, 2013, 06:38:29 PM »
What are some examples of precipitates in the human body? Any help is appreciated
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January 14, 2013, 06:44:37 PM »
Well, since you asked for ANY help at all, I'd like to ask you to define precipitate, and then try to suggest some that you can "see", in a human body. Presumably you have one of those, handy, and can offer a guess?
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By precipitate i mean an insoluble compound formed in a solution from two soluble compounds. In a double replacement reaction
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January 14, 2013, 06:50:59 PM »
So that's the definition you're working with -- OK. Now, what part of your body (I've made the assumption that you have one, correct me if I'm wrong) would you definition apply to?
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January 14, 2013, 06:53:44 PM »
Any! Thats my question. I have to write a paper on it and i cannot find any examples or info.
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January 14, 2013, 07:05:01 PM »
Your body is 80 % water, what parts appear to be significantly not full of water?
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January 14, 2013, 07:35:21 PM »
Freehorn,
At least one precipitate I can think of is beneficial, and at least two I can think of are undesirable and both associated with the same organ.
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What is a state of matter of a typical precipitate?
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January 15, 2013, 06:25:59 PM »
Freehorn,
The organ I had in mind was the kidney. One of the precipitates I mentioned derives from ethylene glycol, which is found in antifreeze.
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