sodium

Has anyone ever stopped to look at the ingredients and their amounts on regular and extra stremgth Alka Seltzer tablets? I suggest anyone with hypertension, kidney problems, diabetes, or heart disease at risk of CHF, etc. do so. The only warning on this drug is about Reyes Syndrome. Should...

If I remember my high school chemistry class correctly, adding elemental sodium to water produces a very extreme reaction. The sodium reacts with the water to produce sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and hydrogen gas (H2). There is also a great deal of the formed during the reaction - enough heat to...

What is the chemical reaction of C6H8O6 + C6H5CO2Na? Nader is calling for a ban of soft drinks that contain vitamin C and sodium or potassium benzoate. Some folks figure this causes benzene to be formed in the soft drinks. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12127641 Is that possible looking at...

Sodium morphate is the poison of choice among conspiracy theorists and TV spies. It supposedly induces a heart attack and is undetectable. Various sources of dubious authority have the substance administered as a pill, by injection and by absorbtion through the skin. Does anyone have any hard...