Introduction Soap is an important staple of good hygiene but only recent years have shown how necessary it is for good health. As a cleansing agent and purification ritual, humans constantly seek better ways of achieving cleanliness [EK2000]. As...
Introduction The belief that spicy food causes gastric or duodenal ulcers is still surprisingly common. Perhaps the easiest evidence for this is the large number of pages on the Internet devoted to dispelling the idea, like the CDC [C2005]....
Purpose The purpose of this experiment is to prepare and analyze benzoic acid. It is also meant to demonstrate some general preparation methods, such as using a reflux apparatus, vacuum filter, and a hot gravity filter, plus determining melting...