A patient receives 3.3 L of glucose solution intravenously (IV). If 100. mL of the solution

(carbohydrate), how many kilocalories did the patient obtain from the glucose solution?

Express the energy to two significant figures and include the appropriate units.

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Israel Castaneda

Chemistry

2 January, 22:53

A patient receives 3.3 L of glucose solution intravenously (IV). If 100. mL of the solution

(carbohydrate), how many kilocalories did the patient obtain from the glucose solution?

Express the energy to two significant figures and include the appropriate units.

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660kcal

Explanation:

The question is missing the concentration of the glucose solution. Standard glucose concentration for IV solution is 5% or 5g of glucose every 100mL of solution.

We need to determine how many grams of glucose are there inside the solution. The number of glucose in 3.3L solution will be:

3.3L * (1000mL / L) * (5g/100mL) = 165 g.

If glucose will give 4kcal / g, then the total calories 165g glucose give will be: 165g * 4kcal / g = 660kcal.

A patient receives 3.3 L of glucose solution intravenously (IV). If 100. mL of the solution(carbohydrate), how many kilocalories did the patient obtain from the glucose solution?Express the energy to two significant figures and include the appropriate units.

A patient receives 3.3 L of glucose solution intravenously (IV). If 100. mL of the solution

(carbohydrate), how many kilocalories did the patient obtain from the glucose solution?

Express the energy to two significant figures and include the appropriate units.