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PeriodicalsIonicCompound

IonicCompoundSelected:MagnesiumHydroxide
WhydidyouselectthisIonicCompound:IchosethiscompoundbecauseIthinkthatwhatitdoesis
reallyinteresting.
HowisthisIonicCompoundimportant/relevanttoyourlife:Thiscompoundisimportantbecause
itcantreatheartburn,andastomachache.

FactsontheMETALinyourCompound

Source1Title:MagnesiumHydroxide
MLACitation:"MagnesiumHydroxideMedicalFactsfromDrugs.com."MagnesiumHydroxide
MedicalFactsfromDrugs.com.Drugs.com,2014.Web.05Oct.2014.

1. Magnesiumisanaturallyoccurringmineral.
2. Magnesiumisimportantformanysystemsinthebodyespeciallythemusclesandnerves.
3. Magnesiumhydroxidealsoreducesstomachacid,andincreaseswaterintheintestineswhich
mayinducedefecation.
4. Magnesiumhydroxideisusedasalaxativetorelieveoccasionalconstipation
5. andusedasanantacidtorelieveindigestion,sourstomach,andheartburn.
6. Treatingacidindigestion,heartburn,sourstomach,andconstipation.
7. Magnesiumhydroxideisanantacid.
8. Itmayalsobeusedforotherconditions
9. Generalsideeffectshaveincludedsignsandsymptomsofhypermagnesemia.
10. Thesehaveincludedhypotension,nausea,vomiting,EKGchanges,respiratorydepression,
mentaldepressionandcoma.

FactsontheNONMETALinyourCompound

Source2Title:FolicAcid
MLACitation:"WebMD."WebMD.WebMD,2005.Web.11Oct.2014.

1. FolateandfolicacidareformsofawatersolubleBvitamin
2. Folateoccursnaturallyinfood,andfolicacidisthesyntheticformofthisvitamin.
3. Since1998,folicacidhasbeenaddedtocoldcereals,flour,breads,pasta,bakeryitems,
cookies,andcrackers,asrequiredbyfederallaw.
4. Foodsthatarenaturallyhighinfolateincludeleafyvegetables(suchasspinach,broccoli,and
lettuce),okra,asparagus,fruits(suchasbananas,melons,andlemons)beans,yeast,
mushrooms,meat(suchasbeefliverandkidney),orangejuice,andtomatojuice.
5. Somepeopleusefolicacidtopreventcoloncancerorcervicalcancer.
6. Itisalsousedtopreventheartdiseaseandstroke,aswellastoreducebloodlevelsofa
chemicalcalledhomocysteine
7. Folicacidisusedformemoryloss,Alzheimersdisease,agerelatedhearingloss,preventingthe
eyediseaseagerelatedmaculardegeneration(AMD),reducingsignsofaging,weakbones
(osteoporosis),jumpylegs(restlesslegsyndrome),sleepproblems,depression,nervepain,
musclepain,AIDS,askindiseasecalledvitiligo,andaninheriteddiseasecalledFragileX
syndrome
8. Itisalsousedforreducingharmfulsideeffectsoftreatmentwiththemedicationslometrexoland
methotrexate.
9. Womenwhoarepregnantormightbecomepregnanttakefolicacidtopreventmiscarriageand
neuraltubedefects,birthdefectssuchasspinabifidathatoccurwhenthefetussspineand
backdonotcloseduringdevelopment.
10. FolicacidisoftenusedincombinationwithotherBvitamins.

FactsontheIonicCompound

Source2Title:TheElementIron
MLACitation:SteveGagnon."TheElementIron."It'sElemental.ItsElememtal,n.d.Web.09Oct.
2014.

1. Archaeologicalevidencesuggeststhatpeoplehavebeenusingironforatleast5000years.
2. Hugeamountsofironareusedtomakesteel,analloyofironandcarbon.
3. Inadditiontohelpingbuildtheworldaroundus,ironhelpskeepplantsandanimalsalive.
4. Inadditiontohelpingbuildtheworldaroundus,ironhelpskeepplantsandanimalsalive.
5. Ironisthecheapestandoneofthemostabundantofallmetals,comprisingnearly5.6%ofthe
earth'scrustandnearlyalloftheearth'score.
6. Theadditionofotherelementscangivesteelotherusefulproperties.
7. Ironplaysaroleinthecreationofchlorophyllinplantsandisanessentialpartofhemoglobin,
thesubstancethatcarriesoxygenwithinredbloodcells.
8. Smallamountsofchromiumimprovesdurabilityandpreventsrust(stainlesssteel)nickel
increasesdurabilityandresistancetoheatandacidsmanganeseincreasesstrengthand
resistancetowearmolybdenumincreasesstrengthandresistancetoheattungstenretains
hardnessathightemperaturesandvanadiumincreasesstrengthandspringiness.
9. Steelisusedtomakepaperclips,skyscrapersandeverythinginbetween.
10. Ironsulfateisusedtotreattheblooddiseaseanemia.