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vitamin c and oxygen

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Hello.

I have a question for my science fair project (about Vitamin C levels over time and effects of temperature on Vitamin C). My Question is (for the background research) what exactly happens when Vitamin C is in contact with oxygen and goes through a process called oxidation (does it lose electrons, or something else?) and how do these changes (from being oxidized) affect the properties of Vitamin C.

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Re: vitamin c and oxygen

Post by audreyln »

Hello,

Here's an older post on the same question that might be helpful to you.
viewtopic.php?t=12769

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