Formaldehyde Research Paper

Since death is a concept that all humans will eventually face at one point in their lives, it was therefore imperative to choose one of the leading factors in deciding whether to die and be cremated or die and be applicated with the major components of the chemical formaldehyde. Formaldehyde according to many sources in both states of its presentable matter as a liquid and gas is capable of combustion and flammability if not handled with ultimate care or supervision. The substance is colorless; mostly meaning that it is a clear and transparent solution when the chemical is in the form of a liquid, which is then referred to as formalin instead of formaldehyde. When exposed to the substance, it is regarded as having a strong and intoxicating …show more content…
It has an established molar mass of 30.026 g/moles, and is said to be made up of a polar bond, which simply means that it is easily dissolvable in water, and makes it a well-known substance that has the capability of fully disassociating in various liquified forms of chemicals. Formaldehyde is an organic chemical gas or liquid substance depending on its present state of matter, the reason as to why it’s considered “organic” is because it contains Carbon as a leading element that aids in the composition of the desired product of methanol. Formaldehyde is also classified, rather than considered to be an aldehyde, which is composed by the structure containing the elements of Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen therefore making it as was previously stated to be an organic compound. The combination of those elements helps somewhat delay the process of decay of specimen such as human and animals for research purposes such as animal testing, and for the obvious matter of funeral services by the process of applying the liquified form of formaldehyde, which is formalin and is combined with other solvents to serve its ideal and primary objective of