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  • 19-12-2020
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explain why lemon juice cured sailors but boiled lemon jucie didnt​

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Sailors had scurvy, which is caused by a lack of vitamin C. They were cured by lemon juice becaue it contains a lot of vitamin C. Vitamin C evaporates when the lemon juice is boiled so it wouldn't have the same effect.

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