Question

What substances are present in the urine of a normal person?

Answer 1

Urine

1. Urine is a transparent pale yellow fluid having a pH of 6.0 which is acidic in nature.
2. The pale colour of urine depends on the presence of a pigment, urochrome.
3. The urine contains bout 95% of water and 4-5% of solid substances dissolved in it.
4. The organic substances present in the urine of a normal person are mainly urea uric acid, creatinine, etc.
5. The inorganic substances present in the urine of normal people are sodium chloride, potassium chloride, sulphates, etc.