ascorbic acid

     

190-192 °C, 463-465 K, 374-378 °F (ecomposes)

Trivia about ascorbic acid

  • (Alex chats with Elmo on Sesame Street.)"Elmo, did you know that kiwis are an excellent source of vitamin C, which is also known as this acid?""Well, Elmo love kiwis!""Good!"
  • (Sarah of the Clue Crew brushes the cut surface of an apple.) Apples brushed with lemon juice don't brown, because the enzymes that cause the apple's oxidation are rendered inactive by this acid, also known as vitamin C
  • Scurvy is caused by a lack of this "acid" found in citrus

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