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Blood generates an osmotic pressure equivalent to the pressure generated by a saline solution that is 0.900 % m/m NaCl in water. This solution, used for intravenous fluids in hospitals, is called normal saline solution. Assume the solution density is 1.00 g/mL.
a) What is the molarity of normal saline?
b) What is the mole fraction of water in normal saline?
c) How many sodium ions are there in one milliliter of this solution?
d) How many grams of sodium chloride would it take to make 3.00 L of this solution?