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The Molecules Around Me. By: Brooke Thorup Period: 5. Food and Nutritional Supplements. Name: Kraft Macaroni and Cheese Description: Food that is necessary to sustain life.
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The Molecules Around Me By: Brooke Thorup Period: 5
Food and Nutritional Supplements • Name: Kraft Macaroni and Cheese • Description: Food that is necessary to sustain life. • Ingredients: Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Lactic Acid, Sodium Phosphate, Ferrous Sulfate, and Folic Acid, Niacin, Thiamin Mononitrate, Wheat, Milk, Riboflavin, Wheat Flour, Salt, Citric Acid, Calcium Phosphate, Whey, and Milkfat.
Sodium Tripolyphosphate • Molecular Formula: Na5P3O10 • Organic or Inorganic?- Inorganic • Summary: It is a chemical compound that is produced on a large scale as a component of domestic and industrial products. The most common product is a detergent.
Lactic Acid • Molecular Formula: C3H6O3 • Organic or Inorganic?- Organic • Summary: A chemical compound that is also a carboxylic acid. A lactic acid is also known as the chemical compound milk acid.
Niacin • Molecular Formula: C6H5NO2 • Organic or Inorganic?- Organic • Summary: Niacin is an important nutrient that is essential to have good health. When you don’t get enough Niacin in your diet, it can cause various problems such as nausea, skin and mouth lesions, anemia, and headaches.
Ferrous Sulfate • Molecular Formula: FeSO4 • Organic or Inorganic?- Organic • Summary: Ferrous Sulfate is a chemical compound that is usually used to treat medical iron deficiencies. All of the iron sulfates have been known to dissolve in water.
Folic Acid • Molecular Formula: C19H19N7O6 • Organic or Inorganic?- Organic • Summary: Folic acid is itself not biologically active, but its biological importance is due to tetrahydrofolate and other derivatives after its conversion to dihydrofolic acid in the liver.
Healthcare and Medicinal Products • Name: PeptoBismol • Description: Upset stomach reliever and antidiarrheal. • Ingredients: Active- Bismuth Subsalicylate 262 mg. Inactive- Benzoic Acid, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Sodium Salicylate, Sorbic Acid, Methylcellulose, Salicylic Acid, Saccharin Sodium, and Water.
Bismuth Subsalicylate • Molecular Formula: C7H5BiO4 • Organic or Inorganic?- Organic • Summary: The actual structure of Bismuth Subsalicylate is unknown and the formation of this compound is basically a guess.
Benzoic Acid • Molecular Formula: C7H6O2 • Organic or Inorganic?- Organic • Summary: Benzoic Acid is a colorless, crystalline solid that for a long time was only known to come from Gum Benzoin.
Methylcellulose • Molecular Formula: C6H7O2(OH)x(OCH3)y • Organic or Inorganic?- Organic • Summary: A chemical compound that comes from cellulose. It is a pure white powder that dissolves in cold water and turns into a gel.
Sodium Salicylate • Molecular Formula: C7H5NaO3 • Organic or Inorganic?- Organic • Summary: A sodium salt that comes from salicylic acid.It is a chemical compound that has been synthesized from methyl salicylate.
Salicylic Acid • Molecular Formula:C7H6O3 • Organic or Inorganic?- Organic • Summary: It is a colorless solid. It is also best known for its use in anti-acne treatments.
Personal Hygiene and Cleaning Products • Name: Crest Complete Scope Toothpaste • Description: Helps protect against cavaties. • Ingredients: Active- Sodium Fluoride. Inactive- Sorbitol, Water, Hydrated Silica, Disodium Pyrophosphate, Podium Lauryl Sulfate, Sodium Hydroxide, Alcohol, Sodium Saccharin, Glycerin, Carbomer, Polysorbate80, Sodium Benzoate, Cetylpyridinium Chloride, Benzoic Acid, and Titanium Dioxide.
Sodium Fluoride • Molecular Formula:NaF • Organic or Inorganic?- Inorganic • Summary: Sodium Fluoride is also a colorless solid that is a source of fluoride ions that are in diverse applications.
Sorbitol • Molecular Formula: C6H14O6 • Organic or Inorganic?- Organic • Summary: It is also known as Glucitol and is an alcohol sugar that gets metabolized slowly over time by the human body.
Glycerin • Molecular Formula: C3H8O3 • Organic or Inorganic?- Organic • Summary: Glycerin is a colorless, odorless, and sweet-tasting. It has a very low toxicity and is a viscous liquid that is very commonly used in pharmaceutical formulations.
Titanium Dioxide • Molecular Formula: TiO2 • Organic or Inorganic?- Organic • Summary: Titanium dioxide occurs in nature as well-known minerals Rutile,Anatase and Brookite, and additionally as two high pressure forms, amonoclinicbaddeleyite.
Sodium Hydroxide • Molecular Formula: NaOH • Organic or Inorganic?- Inorganic • Summary: Sodium Hydroxide is a white solid and is a highly caustic metallic base. It is also known as Caustic Soda or Lye.
Works Cited • http://www.evi.com/q/is_benzoic_acid_an_organic_compound_or_an_inorganic_compound • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanium_dioxide • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycerol • http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_folic_acid_organic_or_inorganic