Products Potassium carbonate is available as an open product in pharmacies and drugstores. It is also found in some homeopathic medicines. Structure and properties Potassium carbonate (K2CO3, Mr = 138.2 g/mol) exists as a white, granular, odorless, and hygroscopic powder that is readily soluble in water. Potassium carbonate is the dipotassium salt of carbonic acid … Potassium Carbonate
Products Carbonic acid is present in very small quantities in, for example, mineral water (sparkling water) and sodas. Structure and properties Carbonic acid (H 2 CO 3 , M r = 62.0 g/mol) is a weak, biprotonic acid that is counted among the inorganic compounds despite the carbon atom. It is very unstable in the … Carbonic Acid
Products Carbon dioxide is commercially available in compressed gas cylinders liquefied and as dry ice, among other products. The various products differ in purity. Carbon dioxide is also monographed in the pharmacopoeia. It is available, for example, in grocery stores for making your own sparkling water. Structure Carbon dioxide (CO 2 , O=C=O, M r … Carbon Dioxide
Products Pure potassium permanganate is available in pharmacies and drugstores. Structure and properties Potassium permanganate (KMnO4, Mr = 158.0 g/mol) exists as a dark purple to brownish black, granular powder or as dark purple to nearly black, metallically lustrous crystals and is readily soluble in boiling water. The substance decomposes on contact with various organic … Potassium Permanganate
Use To loosen dough: the formation of carbon dioxide creates small gas bubbles before and mainly during baking, which loosen the dough of bread or pastry, making it more edible. Working principle General reaction of chemical leavening agents: leavening agent + acid + heat + water gases (carbon dioxide, possibly ammonia) + by-products. Substances 1. … Baking Soda
Products Numerous active ingredients and pharmaceutical excipients are present in drugs as salts. They are also present in dietary supplements, in foods, medical devices and cosmetics. Various salts are available as open goods in pharmacies and drugstores. Structure Salts consist of positively and negatively charged atoms or compounds, that is, cations and anions. Together they … Salts
Products Potassium hydrogen carbonate is available as a pure substance in pharmacies and drugstores. It is found in pharmaceuticals as an active ingredient and as an excipient. It is used less frequently than sodium hydrogen carbonate (baking soda). Structure and properties Potassium hydrogen carbonate (KHCO3, Mr = 100.1 g/mol) is a potassium salt of carbonic … Potassium Hydrogen Carbonate
