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Measuring the Content of Vitamin C Background Research Ascorbic acid is a reducing agent, meaning that oxygen molecules are removed from other chemical substances it comes into contact with. It is essential to maintain the required amount of vitamin C on ones diet since it is needed for the synthesis of collagen and tissue proteins, formation of neurotransmitters in the brain, drug detoxification and preventing the accumulation of "free radicals" formed by the spontaneous oxidation of fatty acids and more! In addition it acts as a preservative in the food industry. A dark blue coloured substance DiCPIP (Dichlorophenolindophenol), is reduced when combined with ascorbic acid, resulting in the liquid decolourising from a dark blue to a transparent solution. It indicates the presence and concentration of ascorbic acid present in a given volume of solution. This is useful for when one would like to determine the amount of ascorbic acid in ones diet, possibly due...

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