It never ceases to amaze me the amount of amazing brains we have on this list! Gob-smacked dee!
On 7 Dec 2009, at 20:18, Marshall Dudley wrote: > Peter R wrote: >> Dear Members. >> >> I have received a piece of information that I am not able to qualify. >> I would appreciate any comment on this subject. >> I do not have not the slightest idea, if this information is correct or not. >> >> Now having completed my warning, the following. >> >> L-Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) + Salt (Sodium Chloride) - When mixed produce >> Formaldehyde. >> >> C6H8C6 + NaCl (or KCl) =HCHO >> > First, ascorbic acid is C6H6O6, not C6H6C6. > > In any chemical equation, the sides must balance. They do not, such a > reaction as shown is impossible. The number of carbons would go from 6 to 1, > the number of hydrogen atoms would go from 8 to 2, the number of oxygen atoms > would go from 6 to 1, and the number of sodium and chlorine atoms would go > from 1 to 0. > > The only possible equation I see of that mix is: > > C6H8O6 + NaCl < NaC6H7O6 + HCl > > That is that if you take Sodium ascorbate the hydrochloric acid in your > stomach will reduce it to ascorbic acid and table salt. > > Marshall > > -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
