Question

State whether the following statements are true or false.​(iii) Urine contains urea in excess.​

Answer 1

Answer : False​

• ​The normal human urine consists of about $95\%$ of water and only $5\%$ of solid wastes dissolved in it. ​

• Thus, urine only contain $2.3$ g/L of urea under normal conditions. ​

• Presence of excess amount of urea in urine is a condition called uremia. ​
  

  Organic in (g/L)​	Inorganic in (g/L)​
  Urea $2.3$​	Sodium chloride $9.0$​
  Creatinine $1.5$​	Potassium chloride $2.5$​
  Uric acid $0.7$​	Ammonia $0.6$​
  Others $2.6$​	Others $2.5$​