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NABP NAPLEX Exam - Topic 6 Question 78 Discussion

Actual exam question for NABP's NAPLEX exam
Question #: 78
Topic #: 6
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A patient takes 1gm of Calcium Carbonate salt three times a day. How much elemental calcium, in grams, is he getting in 24hrs? (MW of Ca: 40.078 g/mol, MW of CaCO3: 100.087 g/mol)

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Ressie
3 months ago
I thought it would be more than that, but okay!
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Leota
3 months ago
Totally agree, it’s definitely 1.2g!
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Brock
3 months ago
Wait, are we sure about those numbers? Seems off.
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Laurel
4 months ago
That's 1.2g of elemental calcium, right?
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Dusti
4 months ago
The patient takes 3g of Calcium Carbonate daily.
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Winfred
4 months ago
I’m pretty confident that 1g of CaCO3 gives us about 0.4g of elemental calcium, but I’m not sure how to multiply that for three doses.
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Edna
4 months ago
I practiced a similar question last week, and I think the answer was close to 1.2g, but I can't recall the exact steps we took to get there.
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Sabra
4 months ago
I think we need to find the percentage of calcium in CaCO3 first, right? I feel like it was around 40% or something like that.
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Nana
5 months ago
I remember we calculated elemental calcium from Calcium Carbonate in practice questions, but I'm not sure about the exact conversion factor.
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Colette
5 months ago
Okay, I think I've got it. Let me walk through this step-by-step: 1 gram of calcium carbonate contains 40.078/100.087 = 0.4 grams of elemental calcium. The patient takes 1 gram of calcium carbonate 3 times a day, so the total amount of elemental calcium per day is 0.4 x 3 = 1.2 grams.
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Tammi
5 months ago
I've got this! The molecular weight of calcium is 40.078 g/mol, and the molecular weight of calcium carbonate is 100.087 g/mol. So the percentage of calcium in the salt is 40.078/100.087 = 0.4 or 40%. Therefore, 1 gram of calcium carbonate contains 0.4 grams of elemental calcium. Multiplying that by 3 doses per day gives us 1.2 grams of elemental calcium per day.
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Britt
5 months ago
This looks straightforward. The question gives us the molecular weights, so we just need to do the math to find the amount of elemental calcium in 1 gram of calcium carbonate, and then multiply that by 3 doses per day.
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Cherry
5 months ago
Hmm, I'm a bit confused. Do we need to use the molecular weights to calculate the percentage of calcium in the salt? I'm not sure how to approach this.
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Mari
5 months ago
Okay, let's think this through step-by-step. We need to find the amount of elemental calcium in 1 gram of calcium carbonate, and then multiply that by the number of doses per day.
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Dong
5 months ago
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Raul
5 months ago
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5 months ago
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Pok
10 months ago
Haha, I remember this type of question from my high school chemistry class. Brings back some memories, both good and bad!
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Kiley
8 months ago
Haha, I remember this type of question from my high school chemistry class. Brings back some memories, both good and bad!
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Maryann
8 months ago
That's correct! The patient is getting 3 grams of elemental calcium in 24 hours.
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Albina
9 months ago
A) 3 g
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William
10 months ago
This is a classic chemistry problem. I bet I can crack this like a nut. Time to put my math skills to the test!
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Lucy
8 months ago
Great job! You cracked the problem like a nut.
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Rana
8 months ago
That's correct! The patient is getting 3 grams of elemental calcium in 24 hours.
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Marva
9 months ago
A) 3 g
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Rosalind
10 months ago
Ah, the age-old question of how much calcium is in Calcium Carbonate. I've got a good feeling about this one. Let's do some calculations and find the answer!
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Diane
8 months ago
Great job on the calculations! It's always satisfying to figure out the amount of elemental calcium in a compound.
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Minna
9 months ago
Ah, the age-old question of how much calcium is in Calcium Carbonate. I've got a good feeling about this one. Let's do some calculations and find the answer!
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Glory
9 months ago
That's correct! The patient is getting 3 grams of elemental calcium in 24 hours.
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Carmelina
10 months ago
A) 3 g
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Tayna
10 months ago
Okay, let's break this down. The molar mass of Calcium Carbonate is 100.087 g/mol, and the molar mass of Calcium is 40.078 g/mol. This should be a piece of cake!
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Annice
10 months ago
I'm not sure, but I think the answer might be B) 1.8g. Can someone explain the calculation to me?
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Nohemi
10 months ago
Hmm, let's see. The patient is taking 1 gm of Calcium Carbonate, and we need to find the amount of elemental calcium. Time to put on my thinking cap!
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Ronny
10 months ago
That's correct! The answer is C) 1.2g.
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Ronny
10 months ago
The patient is getting 1.2g of elemental calcium in 24hrs.
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Misty
11 months ago
I agree with Jesus, because 1gm of Calcium Carbonate contains 0.4g of elemental calcium, so 3g in total.
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Jesus
11 months ago
I think the answer is A) 3g.
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