Answer to Question #241760 in Organic Chemistry for rap

Question

Write the schemes of uric acid reactions with 1 mole of NH4OH and with two moles of NaOH. Characterize the solubility these two urates. What is the role of urates in the organism?

Answer 1

Ammonium hydroxide does not dissociate. NH4OH(aq) ⟷ NH4(aq) + OH(aq) NH4OH(aq) ⟶ NH4+1(aq) + OH-1(aq) NH4OH(aq) ⟷ NH4+1(aq) + OH-1(aq)

Urate: A salt derived from uric acid. When the body cannot metabolize uric acid properly, urates can build up in body tissues or crystallize within the joints. See also gout, uric acid.