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What are inorganic ions?
What are inorganic ions?
- Atoms that are not involved in vital processes
- Atoms that have lost or gained electrons resulting in a positive or negative charge (correct)
- Atoms that are always unpaired with another ion of opposite charge
- Atoms that are not present in living bodies
What are Macro-minerals/Major elements?
What are Macro-minerals/Major elements?
- Inorganic ions produced by water
- Inorganic ions required in daily diet in amounts greater than 100 mg per day (correct)
- Inorganic ions not required in the daily diet
- Inorganic ions not involved in vital processes
Why is hydrogen considered an important inorganic ion?
Why is hydrogen considered an important inorganic ion?
- It is produced by water and not needed from the diet (correct)
- It is the most abundant inorganic ion in the human body
- It is not involved in vital processes
- It is the only inorganic ion found in living bodies
What are inorganic ions almost always paired with?
What are inorganic ions almost always paired with?
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Why are inorganic ions referred to as minerals in the context of the body?
Why are inorganic ions referred to as minerals in the context of the body?
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