The purple colour is caused by stuff added to it to give it a bad taste and also not be mistaken for water. Discourages people from drinking it.
The purple colour is caused by stuff added to it to give it a bad taste and also not be mistaken for water. Discourages people from drinking it.
Actually the stuff that makes it nasty to drink is usually pyridine, which is colourless. The purple dye is something different.
N-(4-(bis(4-(dimethylamino)phenyl)methylene)cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene)methanaminium chloride)
Apparently.
Correct.
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