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Vinegar is acidic and acid is the enemy of calcium(that's why sodas are harmful to our bodys calcium levels). That's why the shell rubs off so easily

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Q: How is vinegar able to remove an egg's calcium shell?
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You can chew some calcium tablets. When buying the tablets make sure it says chew-able.


Is vinegar consumption bad for the human bone?

At the volumes you would be able to drink vinegar at, no. The acidity would never reach the bone - it would be absorbed and neutralized in the stomach and upper small intestines.


How do you get the element calcium?

In 1808, Humphry Davy invented a system for melting compounds of elements that were difficult to separate by usual methods. He passed an electric current through the compound, causing the compounds to break into parts. The element that he used this method on was calcium. By melting calcium carbonate (CaCO3)-which is a common compound of calcium-and passing an electric current, he was able to create a pure form of calcium.


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How many moles of calcium are in 15.5 g calcium chloride?

If grams/molar mass=moles, then first the molar mass of the compound must be found. CaCl2 has a molar mass of 110.984. Divide the number of grams, 15.5, by 110.984, and you get the number of moles. Now, seeing as calcium is not diatomic like oxygen or chlorine, there needs to be no conversion between the number of moles of calcium in the compound and the number of moles of calcium outside of the compound. atoms, the number of calcium atoms in the compound divided by one mole of the compound will give us the ratio. Conveniently enough, that ratio is one calcium atom per molecule of calcium chloride, meaning that for every one mole of calcium chloride, 1 mole of pure calcium can be extracted. So once you find the number of mole of CaCl2, that is the number of moles of calcium as well. This may be a little difficult to grasp, but I'm sure that your teacher, if you're a student, will be able to explain why rather well.

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What is the purpose of the egg and vinegar experiment?

"The presence of the acid in vinegar, forced the egg shell to soften, because of the chemical reaction of the acid and calcium carbonate in the egg shell." I edited it a little for you.


How do you get Honey out of carpet?

Honey is water soluble so you should be able to remove it with plain water. And also use vinegar solution to remove stain.


What happens when you put a chicken bone in vinegar?

When you soak bones in vinegar what will happen is that the chicken bone will weaken and the bone will become more flexible. So after soaking the chicken bone into vinegar for a week the bone will be so flexible that it will be able to bend. This is a great science fair project also.


How does apple cider vinegar affect a chicken bone?

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How do you remove melted plastic off of silver coins?

put it in a bowl of vinegar overnight and you should be able to scratch it off in the morning


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It could be a few things, Alkalinity, high PH, Calcium deposits or skin and oils. Test the water to determine if PH and Alk. are in the correct parameters first. If Calcium is too high it will leave the deposits but most of the time the filter isn't able to remove all of the skin and oils that we lose from the epidermis quickly enough and they stick to the shell.


Why does boiled egg change in vinigar?

because of the chemical reaction between the vinegar and the egg shell. If you put a raw egg in vinegar it will dissolve and only the membrane will be left it is cool looking. It is like you have a ball that has liquid inside it XD


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Does vinegar make a bone flexible?

Vinegar affects bone density on a couple of fronts. First off is that it makes otherwise "insoluble" calcium soluble. That makes it able to be absorbed by the body. This can be witnessed in the old high school experiment where you dissolve eggshells in vinegar. The reaction is: CaCO3 + 2CH3COO -> Ca(CH3COO)2 + H2O +CO2 Once paired with vinegar, the calcium takes on the form of calcium acetate, which is soluble, so the calcium is absorbed and able to be utilized by bone. A second, lesser known reason, is that the main acid in vinegar, acetic acid, lowers the amount of phosphorus the body can absorb. Phosphorus is a strong acid from meats and beans and grains unlike the weak acid of vinegar. Normally a certain amount of calcium will cleave to a certain amount of phosphorus and they will cancel each other out. When vinegar gets involved, less calcium is needed to cancel out a greater proportion of phosphorus and therefore less phosphorus is absorbed. If too much phosphorus came through, calcium would have been taken from bone to neutralize it. This is one of the reasons a children's bones grow so rapidly. Children have a high ratio of good bacteria in their colon that synthesize acetic, as well as lactic, and other acids from the fiber or lactose that is eaten. As we grow older we don't eat the right foods to support these guys. On a side note, that is one of the reasons Honey is good for bones as well. It specifically feeds these guys and keeps them cranking out acetic acid. Finally, while an acid, vinegar is like fruit in that the end product is not an acid at all. Once all of these reactions take place, the end products as you can see above are water and CO2. We breath out the CO2 into the air and end up with a net positive of base.


Is Malt vinegar able to bounce an egg?

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What else are bones able to do?

They can produce high calcium.