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The equivalent weight of an element is the mass which combines with or displaces 1.008 gram of hydrogen or 8.0 grams of oxygen or 35.5 grams of chlorine. The equivalent weight of an element is the mass of a mole of the element divided by the element's valence. That is, in grams, the atomic weight of the element divided by the usual valence. [2]
An adult body has 22–26 grams of magnesium, [15] [113] with 60% in the skeleton, 39% intracellular (20% in skeletal muscle), and 1% extracellular. [15] Serum levels are typically 0.7–1.0 mmol/L or 1.8–2.4 mEq/L. Serum magnesium levels may be normal even when
The structures of solid magnesium citrates have been characterized by X-ray crystallography.In the 1:1 salt, only one carboxylate of citrate is deprotonated. It has the formula Mg(H 2 C 6 H 5 O 7) 2 The other form of magnesium citrate has the formula Mg(HC 6 H 5 O 7)(H 2 O) 2, consisting of the citrate dianion (both carboxylic acids are deprotonated). [1]
The gram-atom is a former term for a mole of atoms, and gram-molecule for a mole of molecules. [ 7 ] Molecular weight (M.W.) (for molecular compounds) and formula weight (F.W.) (for non-molecular compounds), are older terms for what is now more correctly called the relative molar mass ( M r ). [ 8 ]
Sample Reference Elemental mEq Elemental mEq to compound weight Potassium (reference) K 39.098 g/mol 1 (K +) 20 mEq potassium 20*39.098/1=782 mg Potassium citrate monohydrate C 6 H 7 K 3 O 8: 324.41 g/mol 3 (K +) Liquid potassium citrate/gluconate therapy for adults and teenagers taken two to four times a day [3] 20 mEq potassium 20*324/3=2160 mg
For children ages 1–17 years, the AIs increase with age from 170 to 250 mg/day. These AIs are lower than the U.S. RDAs. [28] The European Food Safety Authority reviewed the same safety question and set its UL at 250 mg/day – lower than the U.S. value. [29] The magnesium UL is unique in that it is lower than some of the RDAs.
Magnesium is absorbed orally at about 30% bioavailability from any water soluble salt, such as magnesium chloride or magnesium citrate. The citrate is the least expensive soluble (high bioavailability) oral magnesium salt available in supplements, with 100 mg and 200 mg magnesium typically contained per capsule, tablet or 50 mg/mL in solution. [26]
Magnesium absorption in the large intestine is mediated by the transporters TRPM6 and TRPM7. [25] The body contains about 25 grams of magnesium. [25] Of the body's magnesium, 50-60% is stored in bone, with the remainder, about 40-50%, being stored in muscle or soft tissue, with about 1% being in the plasma. [41]