Medicines are often administered in pill form. In many cases, the active ingredient of the pill (the drug) is joined to another substance by ________. This forms a(n) ________, which is stable in the dry environment of a pill bottle but dissociates under the wet conditions of the digestive system to release the drug to the body.
A. ionic bonds; salt
B. hydrogen bonds; base
C. ionic bonds; acid
D. covalent bonds; salt
Answer:A
Medicines are often administered in pill form. In many cases, the active ingredient of the pill (the drug) is joined to another substance by ________. This forms a(n) ________, which is stable in the dry environment of a pill bottle but dissociates under the wet conditions of the digestive system to release the drug to the body.
A. ionic bonds; salt B. hydrogen bonds; base C. ionic bonds; acid D. covalent bonds; salt