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Copper is essential for the development of hemoglobin, and the maintaining of healthy bones and nerves. The risks of a low copper intake are tissue damage, liver damage, disease, and in incredibly rare cases death.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe body needs trace amounts of copper in order to function properly. But too much exposure to copper can cause a number of health problems. For instance, simply breathing in copper can cause irritation to your nose and throat. If you ingest copper orally, it may cause:
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Liver Damage
- Kidney Damage
- Death
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∙ 11y agoMenkes Syndrome is a copper deficiency that affects male babies who inherit a mutant X-linked gene, notes the Merck Manual. If a male baby is born with Menkes Syndrome, he will exhibit symptoms including vomiting, diarrhea, hypopigmentation and bone problems.
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∙ 13y agoIt's rather complicated. Check the related links for details.
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∙ 11y agoExcessive diarrhea
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Why is gold not used as an electrical wiring?
Too expensive, it would be stolen (as it is there are people stealing copper electrical wiring, and copper is much cheaper than gold).
What happens if too much calcium is deposited in the bone?
Too much calcium makes the bones brittle.
What happens when it rains too much?
Theres a Flood
What happens to the body if you have too little or too much of Vitamin C?
you eat cake
What happens if you loose too much weight?
You become skinny.
How much copper is in the body?
On average there are between 50 and 120 mg of copper in the body. Too much copper is not good for you. If you are double jointed or you can do a back bend you have too much copper in your body. But if you take gymnastics or something like that then your fine but almost everyone has too much copper in their bodies. If you look on the back of the food package it says how much copper there is. 2% is okay but if there's 15% then that's too much.
Is copper hazardous to your health?
Only if you have too much of it
What is Watkins disease?
When the body produces too much copper
What can you do if your swimming pool has too much cooper?
Cooper or coPPer ? Too much cOOper , then ask Cooper to get out of the pool !!
Does copper break apart?
Copper is malleable, it can be bent and it will not break, but bending it back and forth too much may break it.
What happens to a magnet when copper rubs aganist it?
It might leave a copper coloured streak across the magnet, but apart from that, nothing much. I think you are looking at what happens to a copper wire when it is moved in a magnetic field. In which case the answer is, a current is induced in the wire. (It does not have to touch)
Why is gold not used as an electrical wiring?
Too expensive, it would be stolen (as it is there are people stealing copper electrical wiring, and copper is much cheaper than gold).
What happens when there is too much rain?
If there is to much rain, then we will have floods.
What happens when there is too much or too little water?
if there too little water animal die crops are not growing and if their is too much water flood came
Are pennies older than 1982 made of just copper?
They're not quite pure copper, but rather an alloy of 95% copper and 5% zinc. Pure copper would have been a bit too soft and would wear too much in daily use.
What happens if you do too much exercise?
you can die
What happens if you have too much in your diet?
you get FAT
