White Substance Information



White Substance Information

|Chemical Name |Common Name |Uses |

| | | 1. Sweetener (food). |

|Sucrose |Sugar |2. Used as a preservative (jam). |

| | |3. Source of energy. |

| | |4. Source of food for yeast. |

| | |Tissue growth. |

|Ascorbic Acid |Vitamin C |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. |

|Sodium Chloride |Table Salt |Used as a preservative to keep food fresh. |

| | |Has more than 14,000 known uses. |

| | |Used to preserve foods (jams and jellies). |

|Citric Acid |Citric Acid |Used to give texture to processed cheese. |

| | |Used to give candy a sour taste. |

| | |Used in shells of snails, oysters, and clams. |

|Calcium Carbonate |Chalk |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. |

|Calcium Chloride |Road Salt |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. |

|Sodium Carbonate |Washing Soda |Used to treat waste water. |

| | |Used in baking. (duh) |

|Sodium Bicarbonate |Baking Soda |Used in toothpaste. |

| | |Used to help indigestion (as an antacid). |

| | |Soaking agent for bruised tired feet. |

|Magnesium Sulfate |Epsom Salt |Used as a laxative. |

| | |Used to make certain fertilizers, and detergents. |

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