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White Substance Information
Chemical Name
Common Name
Sucrose
Sugar
Ascorbic Acid
Vitamin C
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Sweetener (food).
Used as a preservative (jam).
Source of energy.
Source of food for yeast.
Tissue growth.
Tissue repair.
Helps produce collagen (found in bones,
cartilage, and teeth).
Prevents scurvy (disease that causes joints to
ache and gums to bleed)
Used by the body for muscle movement,
heartbeat, and nerve functioning.
Used as a preservative to keep food fresh.
Has more than 14,000 known uses.
Used to preserve foods (jams and jellies).
Used to give texture to processed cheese.
Used to give candy a sour taste.
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Used in shells of snails, oysters, and clams.
Used to make certain rocks.
Use to make pills to promote strong bones.
Used as an antacid to relieve indigestion.
Used as chalk for chalkboards and sidewalks.
Used to melt ice.
Used to remove moisture from air.
Spread on dirt roads to hold down dust.
Used to help set concrete faster.
Used to make pickles.
Used to make glass, soap, detergents, and paper.
Used to treat waste water.
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Sodium Chloride
Citric Acid
Table Salt
Citric Acid
Calcium
Carbonate
Chalk
Calcium
Chloride
Road Salt
Sodium
Carbonate
Washing Soda
Sodium
Bicarbonate
Baking Soda
1. Used in baking. (duh)
2. Used in toothpaste.
3. Used to help indigestion (as an antacid).
Magnesium
Sulfate
Epsom Salt
1. Soaking agent for bruised tired feet.
2. Used as a laxative.
3. Used to make certain fertilizers, and detergents.