this will gain me 20 points on my upcoming midterm! please please please do help me. i don't quite understand this so can you please explain me how this works: origanlly "tamarino"(the food) is sour but when you mix it with ashes it becomes sweet:
heres the equation:
tamarino+ashes-> sweet tamarino
please if u know anything about this please help me! thanks so much! love you all =)
2007-12-19 12:46:53 · 3 answers · asked by Erica N 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
I assume that tamarino = tamarind, a tropical fruit.
The fruit is sour, due to natural acids, but also contains sugar. In the natural state, the sour acids overpower the sweet sugars.
When you add ash (which is alkaline) it neutralizes the sour acids. Then, the sweet sugars can be tasted.
2007-12-19 13:32:41 · answer #1 · answered by Shadow 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sour is the taste of acid.
Ash will contain light metal oxides which produce
bases, (NaOH, KOH, etc.), in water.
The base neutralizes the acid so the sour taste is gone.
2007-12-19 20:58:51 · answer #2 · answered by Irv S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tamerino must be acidic and mixing it with ashes, basic, makes It taste sweeter.
2007-12-19 20:51:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋