Eli5: What’s the difference between isotopes of Chemicals when it comes to what they do?

385 views

Like
Quinine hydrochloride and Quinine sulfate do different things?

In: 2

6 Answers

Anonymous 0 Comments

The example you gave has nothing to do with isotopes, so your question isn’t clear.

In the example you have, quinine is a base, and like most bases, it’s usually given as a medication in the form of its salts (the result of reacting quinine with some acid – in your examples, hydrochloric and sulfuric acids respectively). It can sometimes matter which salt you use if some versions can be easily absorbed by body tissues and some can’t, but most of the time it doesn’t matter very much and the selection is for other reasons (like cost or shelf-stability).

You are viewing 1 out of 6 answers, click here to view all answers.