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Why do I always taste metal in my mouth?

Why do I always taste metal in my mouth?

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0.550mm 0.055cm 0.055 x 1 x 1 0.055cc x 2.699g/cc 0.1484g AlMol.mass 27 g/mole 0.1484 ÷ 27 0.0055 moles(5.5 x10-?)
volume 0.0550 cm x 1.00 cm^2 0.0550 cm^3 gms Al 2.699 g/cc x [vol] 0.0550 cc 0.148 g moles Al [grams]/[mole wt] mol wt26.98 so 2.699[g/cc] x 0.0550[cc] / 26.98 0.00550 or 5.50x 10^-3 to 3 sig fig units cancel and gram-moles is final unit.
1Signs of pregnancy are metallic taste in the mouth2Smokers who give up do experience metallic taste3Elevated levels of Mercury in the body4Never heard that deficiencies of Zinc are causing metallic tasteEverything else Minx did put down is right, but not the taste of metal (except the Zink tester)5Elevated thallium6Elevated Selene or Tellurium - also shows as a garlic breath.

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