JESUS REIGNS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

Senior High School Department

General Chemistry 1

Consumer Products:

NAME (SURNAME, First Name M.I.)BANTAS,NORJANA M.

Leader:

Group
Members:
(Alphabetical
Order)

The goal of this activity is for students to compare consumer products on the basis of their components, use, safety, quality, and cost.

What is a consumer product?

Consumer product is the final good that is bought by individuals or households for personal use. In other words, these are goods that are
bought for consumption by the average consumer.

Chemistry is a vital ingredient in thousands of consumer products. And as valuable as the products of chemistry are, they also must be used
responsibly. Chemistry plays an essential role in many of the products and technologies that people use every day. Just a few examples of products
that rely on chemistry to enhance their usability and performance include:

● Personal Care Products: From lotions, soap and shampoo to makeup and deodorant and many more, personal care products often rely on
surfactants that help make these products easy to apply and effective.
● Cleaning Products: Chemistry ingredients in household cleaning products, laundry detergents and other products can help safely and
effectively remove soils, germs and other contaminants, helping to prevent the spread of infectious diseases and control allergens, such as
dust and mold.
● Sports Equipment: Cyclists, skiers, hikers, mountain climbers and other outdoor enthusiasts often rely on carbon fiber-reinforced plastic gear
and safety equipment, from skis, boots, helmets and shin guards to goggles and other protective eyewear products.
● Electronics and Appliances: From televisions, computers and cell phones to appliances like refrigerators, microwaves and more, chemistries
including silicones, polycarbonate plastics, phthalates and more can help make these products durable, heat resistant and enhance
performance.

Source: https://www.americanchemistry.com/chemistry-in-america/chemistry-in-everyday-products/consumer-goods
 Consumer products were made possible because of the interactions of Science, Technology and Society. The Knowledge (Science) is being
used to come up with the different consumer products (Technology) that address problems of the community (Society). For example, Bath soap
(Technology) is a consumer product which we usually use to solve a problem of the Society in skin infection and poor hygiene.
Analyze the table below that shows information of bath soap in terms of its some chemical components, use, safeness, and cost.

SOME CHEMICAL
CONSUMER COMPONENTS LEVEL OF
USE / APPLICATION COST SAMPLE IMAGE
PRODUCT (CHEMICAL SAFENESS
FORMULA)

● Glycerine
(C3H8O3)
● Sodium ● cure for skin ● generally
hydroxide infection ● generally safe affordable
Bath Soap (NaOH) ● improve for external (price varies
● Titanium personal use depending on
dioxide (TiO2) hygiene the brand)
● Triclosan
(C12H7Cl3O2)

Based on the table, some of the chemical components used to make bath soap are glycerine, sodium hydroxide, titanium dioxide, and
Triclosan. Glycerine is added to soap as emollient and texture enhancer while sodium hydroxide is the bath soap’s main ingredient. Titanium dioxide
is added to make the bath soap opaque while Triclosan is added as the active antibacterial ingredient.

Source: DepEd Self-Learning Module on Consumer Products.

 Task: Choose a consumer product that is available in the field of medicine, communication, transportation and agriculture. Complete the
table below with appropriate information. Include your sources of information at the end.

SOME CHEMICAL
CONSUMER COMPONENTS USE / LEVEL OF
AREA / FIELD COST SAMPLE IMAGE
PRODUCT (CHEMICAL APPLICATION SAFENESS
FORMULA)

● Paracetam
● Adults can ol
take a (RiteMed)
maximum Tablet,
of 4 doses ₱2.99 ;
● help treat
(up to eight Paracetam
pain and
● Acetamino 500mg ol
reduce a
Medicine paracetamol phen tablets in (Tempaid)
high
(C8H9NO2) total) in 24 Tablet,
temperatur ₱2.25 ;
hours. Wait
e Paracetam
at least 4
hours ol (Tempra
between Forte)
doses. Tablet,
₱4.25

● price varies
PVC or PE ● Until the depending
Copper cable conducting
Communication insulated wire is on the long
wires information
Cu metal damaged. of cable
wire

● Carbon
dioxide
(CO2)
● price varies
● carbon ● for
depending
Transportation car monoxide ● transporta on the
(CO) tion. brand
● water
vapors
(H2O)
● oxygen
 (O2)
● Nitrogen
monoxide
(NO2
● Nitrogen
dioxide
(NO2)
● Sulfur
dioxide
(SO2)

● its use
as a
● Fructose natural
(C6H12O6) sweetene ● honey is ● generally
r, honey safe for affordable
● Glucose is used adults and (price
Agriculture honey (C₆H₁₂O₆) as an children varies
● Polysacch anti-infla older than depending
arides mmatory, the age of on the
(Cx(H2O)y) antioxida 1 brand)
nt and
antibacter
ial agent.

Questions:
1. Which problem is being addressed by the consumer product?
-The problem of communication

2. What is the purpose of each chemical component in the consumer product?

-committed to the safe, responsible, sustainable management of chemicals through their life cycles and for their intended uses.
SOURCES:

● https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=Awr98k7HRURjKwU6o1BXNyoA;_ylu=Y29sbwNncTEEcG9zAzEEdnRpZANMT0NVSTA1NENfMQRzZW
MDc3I-/RV=2/RE=1665447496/RO=10/RU=https%3a%2f%2fcorporatefinanceinstitute.com%2fresources%2fknowledge%2feconomics%2f
consumer-products%2f/RK=2/RS=14eg1puAObObeSK9s9e0HTVoXG8-