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Chemistry For Your Life
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Capsaicin: The Organic Molecule
Capsaicin is an organic molecule, mostly made up of carbons and hydrogens. It has a base unit that is actually recognized all over our bodies. So functional groups is just a special arrangement of atoms in a specific way. That's kind of good to know because I assume everyone already knew the front part of this.
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