What is vitamin C and how can we test for it?
Find out about vitamin C or ascorbic acid and try a short experiment to test for its presence using iodine in this article from our ‘Avogadro’s lab’ series.
We all need vitamin C to stay healthy: it is a vital nutrient. Without enough vitamin C humans develop a disease known as scurvy. Along with some other animals, we have to eat foods containing vitamin C as we can’t synthesise it in our bodies.
Read the full article to learn more and discover an experiment using iodine to test for vitamin C which you can practice at school or at home.
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