Caffeine What is Caffeine Caffeine is a very

Caffeine

What is Caffeine? • Caffeine is a very common chemical that can be found in many things, such as chocolate, and coffee. • Caffeine itself is a bitter solid white powder, with the melting point of 235°C and boiling point of 173°C. • Caffeine can be found in many things but it affects the body in numerous ways. It may cause rapid heart beats, heat burns, and rise the chances of having oral cancer.

Left-Chemical compound Right-Purified caffeine-Can be found in many plants, separated from the leaf when soaked.

How is it made? • The chemical formula of caffeine is C 8 H 10 N 4 O 2. • More then 60 plants in the world produce caffeine, and many of those are used as coffee, tea, chocolate, and even in coca cola. • In its essential form, caffeine is a white powder, and can be extracted from green coffee beans by soaking the bean in water, then the caffeine seperated from the water.

Who discovered the chemical? • In the year 1819, a German physician Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge extracted pure white caffeine powder. • Although the discovery of the chemical itself is only 200 years ago, people have been using caffeine for a very long time, without knowing what is actually is. In fact, people have been drinking tea from all the way to ancient China. • In the Chinese legend, it is said the tradition of tea began in 2737 B. C. E, when the emperor Shen Nong infused leaf’s with hot water, which he enjoyed so much he continued to research about it.

DID THI IT GOOD? YOU NK ‘S Well, its not. All the chocolate, coffee, and the drinks we enjoy are not good for you. The effects of this effects are not good for the health. Headaches, rapid heart beat, diarrhea, increase of blood pressure. All the effects are just making your life shorter. You don’t want to commit suicide? Well then, throw away that chocolate bar in your hand.

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