Question 26
A doctor prescribed a tablet to a patient suffering from iron deficiency. The tablet does not look like iron. Explain.

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Solution

Iron in its metal form cannot be absorbed by our body or broken down by enzymes. Hence iron tablets contain iron in its salt form. This salt is broken down and iron is absorbed by our body.

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Question 26 A doctor prescribed a tablet to a patient suffering from iron deficiency. The tablet does not look like iron. Explain.

Iron in its metal form cannot be absorbed by our body or broken down by enzymes. Hence iron tablets contain iron in its salt form. This salt is broken down and iron is absorbed by our body.

Question 26
A doctor prescribed a tablet to a patient suffering from iron deficiency. The tablet does not look like iron. Explain.