Chemistry in Everyday life Flashcards
Stearic acid & polyehtylene glycol forms
Non-ionic detergent
Lauryl alcohol & lauryl hydrogensulphate forms what
Anionic detergent
food preservative
sodium benzoate
__ is a trichloro derivative of sucrose
sucralose
__ is more stable than aspartame
Alitame
Aspartame is formed from __ & __ and is __ times sweeter than cane sugar
aspartic acid & phenylalanine, 100
saccharin is __ and is __ times sweeter than cane sugar
ortho-sulpho benzimide, 550
Name of estrogen derivative with progesterone
ethynylestradiol (novestrol)
Name of synthetic progesterone
norethindrone
Concetration of chlorine which acts as a disinfectant
0.2 to 0.4 ppm in aqueous solution
Concentration of iodine which acts as antiseptic
2-3 % in alcohol-water mixture (tincture of iodine)
Examples of antiseptics
Soframicine, furacine, dettol (chloroxylenol & terpineol), 0.2% phenol
Drug which is toxic towards certain strains of cancer cells
dysidazirine
Penicillin is which kind of spectrum drug
narrow
Examples of broad spectrum antibiotics
chloramphenicol, vancomycin, ofloxacin, ampicillin & amoxycillin