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The artificial sweetener aspartame is limited to cold foods because it is:

Answer: unstable at cooking temperature.

  • A perfectly stable when heated
  • B unstable at cooking temperature
  • C a completely natural sugar
  • D very rich in food calories

Correct answer: B. unstable at cooking temperature

Explanation: Aspartame decomposes on heating, so it is unsuitable for cooking and baking.

Micelle Formation: How Soap Removes Greasegrease / oilhydrophobic tail (in oil) - hydrophilic head (in water, blue circles)

The hydrophobic hydrocarbon tail of each soap/detergent molecule dissolves into an oily dirt droplet, while the hydrophilic (ionic) head stays in the surrounding water - trapping the grease inside a micelle that rinses away with water.

Concept context

Drugs and how they interact with biological targets, chemicals in food, and cleansing agents (soaps and detergents) - chemistry applied directly to daily life and healthcare.

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