Sodium Hydroxide

Products Pure sodium hydroxide is available as open goods in pharmacies and drugstores. Sodium hydroxide is also available in solution form. Structure and properties Sodium hydroxide (NaOH, Mr = 39.9971 g/mol) exists as a white, crystalline, and odorless mass in the form of cookies, beads, rods, or plates. It is deliquescent and rapidly adsorbs carbon … Sodium Hydroxide

Ringer Solutions

Products Ringer’s solutions are commercially available in many countries as infusion solutions from various manufacturers (e.g., Braun, Bichsel, Fresenius). Irrigation solutions for wound treatment are also available. The solutions are named after the English physician and pharmacologist Sidney Ringer (1835-1910), who discovered in 1883 that the addition of calcium to a saline solution maintains the … Ringer Solutions

Salts

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

Potassium Hydrogen Tartrate

Products Potassium hydrogen tartrate is available as a pure substance in pharmacies and drugstores. It is, together with calcium tartrate, the most important component of tartar. If tartar is needed, potassium hydrogen tartrate is usually used. Tartrate forms in barrels during wine fermentation and can also be deposited in wine bottles and on corks. Structure … Potassium Hydrogen Tartrate

Density

Definition We know from everyday life that the same volumes of different substances do not have the same mass. A liter measure full of down is much lighter than a liter measure filled with sugar. Fresh snow is lighter than ice, and ice is slightly lighter than water, although they are all H2O. Density is … Density

Acid Regulators

Products Acid regulators are available as pure substances in specialized stores, for example in pharmacies and drugstores. They are found in numerous foods as additives (with E numbers) and in medicines as excipients. Structure and properties Acidity regulators are organic and inorganic acids and bases. Some examples are listed below: Acids: Adipic acid Malic acid … Acid Regulators

Sodium Bicarbonate: Effects, Uses & Risks

Sodium hydrogen carbonate is a sodium salt and belongs to the hydrogen carbonates. Colloquially, the substance is also known as sodium bicarbonate. What is sodium hydrogen carbonate? Sodium hydrogen carbonate is a sodium salt and belongs to the hydrogen carbonates. Colloquially, the substance is also known as sodium bicarbonate. Sodium hydrogen carbonate has the molecular … Sodium Bicarbonate: Effects, Uses & Risks