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This is an addition to the Making the Bestest Sugared Drink.
Here, we will be introducing another flavor in form of citric acid,
C6H8O7 or H3C6H5O7
(called triprotic acid since 3 of H are used as H+ and the other 5 do not). What the chemical actually looks like, go to [Structural and Molecular View of Citric acid]. You can see from this link that 3 of the H's are bonded to O-C=O which pulls the electrons away from H and let "it fall off" as H+, called an "acidic hydrogen". The other 5 do not and are not used in producing hydronium ions).