I had to make an chemical equilibrium equation for the reaction about how women take calcium supplements to prevent osteoporosis. A woman suffers from osteoporosis and has gout and may develop kidney stones (calcium urate) so the chemical equilibrium equation I came up with is Ca + NaC5H3N4O3 produces Ca(C5H3N4O3)2 + Na but what I don't get is why this happens in the reaction? (And is my equation correct?)
2007-05-03 13:29:58 · 2 answers · asked by Shane 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
sodium urate (the compound that often accumulated as the result of gout) is water-soluble, like any other sodium salt. So sodium urate (C5H3N4NaO3) is floating around in the body (essentially 60% water) as sodium (Na+) and urate (C5H3N4O3-). When urate comes into contact with calcium ions (Ca+2) from supplements containing calcium citrate or calcium carbonate, calcium urate is formed. I believe that calcium urate is less water-soluble and results in formation of solid particles floating around, which eventually get deposited in the kidneys. Some calcium salts are not very water-soluble whereas all sodium salts are. Your equation is right, you just need to add the charges and balance the equ.
2007-05-04 06:06:01 · answer #1 · answered by ocean sponge 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-03-18 23:17:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is called ion exchange. Your equation is basically correct, except that you must put the ion charges in, and then balance it:
Ca2+ + 2NaC5H3N4O3 -----> Ca(ChH3N4O3)2 + 2Na+
2007-05-04 06:05:42 · answer #3 · answered by Gervald F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋