The amount of water in urine is ________.

The correct answer is 95%.

Key Points:

• A liquid waste product that the body produces and excretes is called urine.
• It is secreted by the renal tubules, builds up in the bladder, and is eliminated through the urethra.
• Despite containing between 91 and 96 percent water, it also includes numerous additional solid and liquid components.
• Urine typically has a pH in the range of 5.5-7.0, or around 6.2.
• While vegetables and fruit result in a more alkaline pH, a high protein diet and alcohol use cause a lower pH.
• Urine's specific gravity could be between 1.002 and 1.037.
• Urine may have a daily average calorific value of around 100 kcal.

Additional Information:

• Only 68 compounds with a concentration of 10 mg/L or higher make up over 99 percent of the urine solutes.
• Actually, 42 chemicals are at play.
• These categories could apply to them:
  • Sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, and chloride are examples of electrolytes.
  • Nitrogen-containing substances like urea and creatinine
  • Vitamins
  • Hormones
  • Acids that are organic, like uric acid
  • Various organic substances.