2007-06-07 20:32:26 · 5 answers · asked by nad j 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
i'm sorry guys.. i mean can our tooth enamel (calcium phosphate) be replaced by seashell (cal. carbonate) in an experiment to investigate on teeth erosion? if it could, what's the reason? please help...tq..
2007-06-08 13:39:44 · update #1
if you mean can it replace it as a dietary supplement, yes carbonate can replace phosphate, it's generally cheaper, but is more likely to cause constipation/gas and is less efficiently absorbed.
2007-06-07 21:30:28 · answer #1 · answered by Private Client Group 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The carbonate would be far more vulnerable to the acids involved in the decay process than the phosphate.
One salade vinagrette and there goes your dentation.
2007-06-14 14:07:39 · answer #2 · answered by Irv S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For what? making a shell, making bone, a rates of reaction experiment? WHAT?
2007-06-08 03:35:41 · answer #3 · answered by (notso)Gloriouspipecleaner 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To do what?
2007-06-08 03:35:20 · answer #4 · answered by andyoptic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For which purpose ? Nad ,please elaborate your question
2007-06-08 06:24:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋