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Salt stops an apple from rotting due to its antibacterial properties.
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What did colonial villagers use to stop meat rotting?
Salt
What colonial villagers use to stop meat rotting?
Salt
What can stop rotting?
To stop something from rotting we preserve it. Preservation means to stop from rotting.
How long can salt keep an apple from rotting?
Water will start to dissolve the apple, but it will in no way rot it. Rotting is caused by decomposers, mainly bacteria. These decomposers can not live under water, so the apple would not rot at all.
What three things did people use to stop the smell of rotting meat in Shakespeare's time?
cheeses, apples and strands of hair
How does fermentation relate to apples rotting?
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Rubbing salt in a open wound?
People did that because it helped stop the wound rotting. Now people talk about it because it stings mightily.
Can oxidation stop the rotting process?
Actually, oxidation is a part of the rotting process.
Does salt sprinkled on an apple slow it from rotting?
YEs
What is the differences of an rotting apple and a fresh apple?
the difference iz dat rotting apples are bad for cancer people and fresh iz good for ur health..........
How does salt water help apples from having brown stuff?
Very probable salt stop the action of the enzyme poliphenol oxidase (this enzyme help the oxidation of apple internal surface).
Will soapy water help stop the rotting of an apple?
Washing apples with soapy water will actually remove the natural coatings that protect the apple from outside things that want to eat it such as mold or bacteria. If you need to wash apples they should be washed in a salty bath and not rinsed off. The salt will act as a barrier to the hungry intruders that want to rot it away and won't leave a soapy taste in your mouth when you decide to eat the apple yourself.
