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Analysis of Urine

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How much urine is excreted by a normal man per day? What is the amount of urea and uric acid in it? [2 MARKS]

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A normal man under normal conditions may excrete about 1200 to 1500 ml of urine daily. It contains about 60 g of urea and uric acid.

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