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Which salt is mainly present in sweat?

A
Urea.
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Sodium Chloride.
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C
Ammonium Chloride.
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Sodium Chlorite.
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Solution

The correct option is B Sodium Chloride.
Sweat consists of about 99% water, 0.2-0.5% salts mainly sodium chloride and traces of urea (0.08%). The urea lost through sweat is about 1% of the total urea excreted by the body.

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