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An adult accidentlly swallowed 36 NaF (MWt.=42) tablets containing 2 mg of NaF per tablets. How...

An adult accidentlly swallowed 36 NaF (MWt.=42) tablets containing 2 mg of NaF per tablets. How many mEq of sodium were ingested? The answer was 1.71 mEq. Show solution please.

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MEq = mg/atomic weight * valance

Sodium has +1 valance.

So 36 NaF having 2 mg NaF per tablet were ingested.

Total 72 mgs are there.

MEq = 72/42 * 1

Meq = 1.7142 mEq.

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