Answer to Question #94487 in Organic Chemistry for Rachel

Question

A blood sample of 2.01 milliliters is collected from a patient to be analyzed for a platelet count. Human blood should have around 1.04 kg/L platelets. What is the expected mass in grams of platelets in the blood sample?

Answer 1

V = 2.01 mL = 0.00201 L.

m = C_m × V = 1.04 kg/L × 0.00201 L = 0.0020904 kg = 2.0904 g ≈ 2.09 g.