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Answer the following.
State the role of the following chemicals in the food industry: (i) Sodium benzoate (ii) Aspartame
Answer
Answer
AI(i) Sodium benzoate: a food preservative (prevents growth of microorganisms).
(ii) Aspartame: an artificial sweetener (about 100 times sweeter than cane sugar, used in cold foods and soft drinks).
From ISC 2018 Chemistry Paper 1, question 3(b).