I'm writing an article on how Spinach is NOT the Iron source people think it is .. Can anybody please explain the process in which Oxalate works as a complexing agent and binds Iron in the Human body to make Ferrous Oxalate ?.. If you can even write down the chemical reaction .. Thank you ...
2007-05-27 08:41:24 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
hey beautiful
firstly id like to say .. with all respect..... HUH??? if you can explain your qu? without the sciency talk i would prob be able to answer it ???
2007-05-29 23:31:45 · answer #1 · answered by fatma 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would seem that you only need to go to a pack of spinach to find out its iron content. As for oxalic acid (HOOC-COOH) , either the carboxylic oxygens can covalently bond to iron's d-orbitals or it can form a straightforward ionic salt.
2007-05-27 08:48:52 · answer #2 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋