c. Calculate for the mass of struvite that can be formed in the given urine sample. d. Given that the specific gravity of struvite is 1.7, determine if the amount of struvite in c can pass through the kidney. Note: less than 6mm diameter urolith can pass through the kidney. Assume that the urolith is spherically shaped. e. Using your answer in c, calculate for the number of phosphate ions in the sample.

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c. Calculate for the mass of struvite that can be formed in the given urine sample.

d. Given that the specific gravity of struvite is 1.7, determine if the amount of struvite in c can pass through the kidney. Note: less than 6mm diameter urolith can pass through the kidney. Assume that the urolith is spherically shaped.

e. Using your answer in c, calculate for the number of phosphate ions in the sample.

 

Struvite is a phosphate mineral that crystallizes as white to
yellowish/brownish-white solid and are commonly found in urinary tract stones
in canine and feline. Struvite stone formations are caused by bacterial
infection that hydrolyzes urea to ammonium that results to a neutral or
alkaline pH. Its accumulation in the urine causes difficulty in the excretion and
hematuria.
To determine the possibility of forming struvite, the calcium and magnesium in
a urine sample of a Shih Tzu were analyzed thermogravimetrically and
precipitated as oxalates. The mixed oxalate precipitates was heated to form
calcium carbonate and magnesium oxide precipitate. This step of analysis gave
0.0436 grams of mixed precipitate. This mixed precipitate was then ignited to
form Cao and Mg0 resulting to a solid that weighed 0.0287 grams.
Transcribed Image Text:Struvite is a phosphate mineral that crystallizes as white to yellowish/brownish-white solid and are commonly found in urinary tract stones in canine and feline. Struvite stone formations are caused by bacterial infection that hydrolyzes urea to ammonium that results to a neutral or alkaline pH. Its accumulation in the urine causes difficulty in the excretion and hematuria. To determine the possibility of forming struvite, the calcium and magnesium in a urine sample of a Shih Tzu were analyzed thermogravimetrically and precipitated as oxalates. The mixed oxalate precipitates was heated to form calcium carbonate and magnesium oxide precipitate. This step of analysis gave 0.0436 grams of mixed precipitate. This mixed precipitate was then ignited to form Cao and Mg0 resulting to a solid that weighed 0.0287 grams.
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