Navigate

A femur is kept in dilute HCI for three days it becomes

A femur is kept in dilute HCI for three days, it becomes

Options

(a) Brittle
(b) Soft and elastic
(c) Remains as it is
(d) Harder

Correct Answer:

Soft and elastic

Explanation:

If a bone is kept in dilute acid (HCI) for few days, it becomes soft and flexible. This is called decalcification of the bone.

AIPMT1993
admin:

Related Questions

  1. The volume of air breathed in and out without any force has a value of
  2. The H-zone in the skeletal muscle fibre is due to :
  3. Which one of the following is vestigial organ in human beings
  4. The embryonic skeleton is formed by
  5. The stage during which separation of the paired homologous chromosomes begins