What is meant by Urea
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Answer:
colourless substance that is found especially in the liquid waste that is passed from your body when you go to the toilet (urine)
Answer:
a colourless crystalline compound which is the main nitrogenous breakdown product of protein metabolism in mammals and is excreted in urine.
Explanation:
Urea, also known as carbamide, is an organic compound with chemical formula CO(NH₂)₂. This amide has two –NH₂ groups joined by a carbonyl functional group. Urea serves an important role in the metabolism of nitrogen-containing compounds by animals and is the main nitrogen-containing substance in the urine of mammals.
Formula: CH₄N₂O
Molar mass: 60.06 g/mol
Melting point: 133 °C
Basicity (pKb): 13.9
Gibbs free energy (ΔfG˚): -197.15 kJ/mol
Appearance: White solid