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AMoles of glucose per litre of blood
BGrams of glucose per litre of blood
CGrams of glucose per kilogram of blood
DMilligrams of glucose per decilitre of blood
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Milligrams of glucose per decilitre of blood
1. Blood sugar is reported as a mass-volume ratio rather than as a percentage.
2. The usual form is milligrams of glucose per decilitre of blood.
3. A decilitre is 100 mL, so the basis matches the one used for mass-volume percents.
4. Mixed mass-volume units of this kind are common in medical settings.
_Source: OpenStax Chemistry (CC BY 4.0), Ch 3 "Composition of Substances and Solutions", section 3.4 Other Units for Solution Concentrations_
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