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Cause: Deficiency of Ascorbic acid
Effect: Disease called Scurvy
Cause: Mega dose of Ascorbic acid can cause:
Effect:

Diarrhea

Nausea

Vomiting

Heartburn

Abdominal cramps

Headache

Insomnia

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Vitamin C tastes very bitter, just like most vitamins. In some cases Citric acid is used to mask the bitter flavor of vitamin C pills.

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Both Ascorbic acid and citric acid are used extensively as food additives because they are very cheap to manufacture artificially.

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Vitamin C deficiency causes scurvy. This disease took its toll especially among sailors, who used to have a very limited intake of food containing vitamin C during several month long sea journeys. According to estimations, about 2 million sailors succumbed to the disease until the 20th century. During the Seven Year War, the Brits lost 1512 members of the navy in battles; in the meanwhile, scurvy killed about 100 thousand members of the British army

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In the mammal kingdom only humans, several species of apes and guinea pigs can’t synthesize vitamin C, so they have to procure it from external sources. As a comparison, a cat’s body can produce 18 thousand mgs of vitamin C a day.

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Also known as ascorbic acid in certain forms, Vitamin C is an organic water-soluble molecule. It is not naturally produced in the human body and is comprised of a 6 carbon molecule base. Five of these carbons form a pentagonal base. Eight hydrogen and 6 oxygen atoms extend from the carbon base. The molecule is polar with an unequal distribution of charges. It dissolves well in water to give mildly acidic solutions. Ascorbic acid is one form ("vitamer") of vitamin C.

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In its natural form, Vitamin C appears an odorless white to yellow acidic crystal or powder but is manufactured in the form of pills or tablets.

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Vitamin C weighs 176.1 grams and has a molar mass of 68 grams per mole. Its density measures around 1.694 grams per cubic centimeter with a melting point of 190 degrees Celsius. Vitamin C boils at 553 degrees Celsius.

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The density of Ascorbic Acid is 0.98 oz/in³ (1.69 g/cm³)

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The boiling pint of Ascorbic Acid is 553 °C

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The melting point of Ascorbic Acid is 190°C

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aatLVJK0pI

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Vitamin C What is Vitamin C? Vitamin C is also called ascorbic acid, which is the form of vitamin C found in most foods. It is a water-soluble vitamin and cannot be stored in the body. Most plants and animals can produce their own vitamin C, but humans cannot.

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Video shows what ascorbic acid means. A white crystalline organic compound, C6H8O6, found in citrus fruits and many vegetables; it is an antioxidant and an efficient scavenger of free radicals.. ascorbic acid synonyms: E300, vitamin C, hexuronic acid. Ascorbic acid Meaning. How to pronounce, definition audio dictionary. How to say ascorbic acid.

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Ascorbic Acid is a natural water-soluble vitamin (Vitamin C). It found in foods including citrus fruits, peppers, berries, tomatoes, potatoes, and some green, leafy vegetables. Did you know that it is also produced by the kidney of some animals.

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11. How is Ascorbic Acid obtained, made, synthesized, etc.

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11. How is Ascorbic Acid obtained, made, synthesized, etc.

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Vitamin C is still needed by the body to form collagen nd prevent and cure scurvy. The body also uses Ascorbic Acid to make skin, tendons, ligaments and blood vessels. It also uses this vitamin to repair and maintain cartilage, bones and teeth, to heal wounds and to form scar tissue.

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Vitamin C found in citrus fruits and other fresh vegetables was long ago used as a prevention for scurvy and also a cure for scurvy during a epidemic in Europe.

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The Discovery of Ascorbic Acid- In 1930, Szent-Györgyi returned to Hungary, accepting a post as professor of medicinal chemistry at the University of Szeged. Szent-Györgyi, conducted a landmark experiment on guinea pigs, which, like humans, must ingest vitamin C to maintain health since it cannot be produced within their bodies. When fed to the vitamin C-deficient guinea pigs — that the acid was equivalent to vitamin C. Within several weeks Szent-Györgyi had produced three pounds of pure crystalline ascorbic acid, enough to show that when the acid was fed to the deficient guinea pigs, the acid was equivalent to Vitamin C. Therefore he had founded the existence of Ascorbic Acid

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History of Vitamin C Deficiency and Malnutrition- The existence of ascorbic acid had always been suspected after the outbreak of scurvy in Europe and the finding of the "cure" which was citrus fruits and lemon juice. At the time no one could pinpoint the scurvy-prevention substance responsible for maintaining the body’s connective tissues, which would soon be known as Ascorbic Acid/ Vitamin C.

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The molecular structure diagram depicted above is a two-dimensional representation of the molecule. Two separate double bonds are shared between oxygen & carbon and carbon & carbon.

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As shown in the picture below, all bonds are covalent in Ascorbic Acid. But, the bond natures are a bit different.

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Ascorbic Acid is bonded covalently, meaning the type of bonding is covalent.

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The name “ascorbic acid” is derived from a- (meaning “no” or “without”) and scorbutus (meaning scurvy, a disease caused by a deficiency of Vitamin C

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Below is a molecular model of  Ascorbic Acid

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C ₆ H ₈ O 6 is the chemical formula for Ascorbic Acid

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Another name or a common name for Ascorbic Acid is Vitamin C, or L-Ascorbic Acid

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1.  Common or Other Names for Ascorbic Acid

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1.  Common or Other Names for Ascorbic Acid