Vitamin C Flashcards

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Vitamin C

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Needed to help heal wounds and maintain health connective tissue- which give support to other organs and tissues

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Sources of vitamin C

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Citrus fruits- oranges lemons limes

Leafy green vegetables- sprouts broccoli

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scurvy

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disease caused by vitamin c deficiency

symptoms - bleeding swelling gums, loss of teeth, tiredness, musclue + joint pain

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DCPIP

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blue indicator decolourised by vitamin c

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callibration curve

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plot of how a measured variable changes when known concentrations of a substance are tested.
curve is used to determine concentration of sample

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RDA

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recommended dietary allowance

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RDA for vitamin c

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40mg a day for adult

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kidney stones

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solid mineral deposits that form in the urinary tract

cause: excess vitamin c in diet

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ascorbic acid

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chemical name for vitamin c

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10
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chemical name for vitamin c?

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ascorbic acid

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1912

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year vitamin c discovered

Titanic sank same year LOL

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