Answer to Question #132561 in Organic Chemistry for Tameira

Question

Human blood typically contains 1.04 kg/L of platelets. 1.99 pints of blood would contain what mass (in grams) of platelets? (1 gallon = 3.785 L, 1 gallon = 8 pints)

Answer 1

1.99 pints * (1 gallon / 8 pints) * (3.785 L / 1 gallon) * 1.04 kg/L * (1000 g / 1 kg) = 979 g

Answer: 979 g