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Applications of chemistry to reagents, reactions and processes of everyday life. Use this tag for question on chemistry in an out-of-laboratory/class context. DO NOT use this tag merely because the question is about simple chemistry.

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How are pencil marks "adhered" to the paper?

Pencils create marks by physical abrasion, leaving behind a trail of solid core material that adheres to a sheet of paper or other surface. Wikipedia Normal paper is mainly composed of cellulose …
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Is table salt sticking to my laptop?

I was reviewing first posts here, and eating a juicy and salty (table salt) tomato at the same time. Suddenly, I realized that a few table salt crystals have been poured down on my mousepad. I got c …
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How is tea affecting water's color?

Black tea is an amazing product of the green tea leaves. A recent study has proven that; The anion profile for the tea solution indicated that oxalate and citrate were the major anions detected. …
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Aspartame poisoning: Can it modify aminoacids?

I just accidentally closed a webpage (and did not find it later) which described that somehow, Aspartame poisoning victims had faults in the vital proteins of their body due to the reaction of Asparta …
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What compounds exist in the bitter peel of specific fruits?

Actually, my original question was: What makes a pith of pomegranate so bitter? Then I decided to be more generic. You'll hardly find someone that consumes pomegranate and doesn't nag about the bitter …
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Is Acrylamide carcinogenic? Why?

Recently concerned with health effects by common chemicals existent in food I've been rather busy reading article after article; and just an interesting one came around: Acrylamide (or acrylic ami …
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Why is methanol toxic?

There are two points of view for the answer of this question: The biological view, the only one that I faced during my research, states that since it can trigger perilous conditions like metabolic a …
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