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What is the chemical change called when something combined breaks apart?
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∙ 13y ago
In chemistry it is called decomposition. This is when a compound with multiple elements gets broken down into pure elements like hydrogen and nitrogen... That is how we get nutrition from the food we eat (it is what happens in the stomach).
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What breaks down remains and wastes?
There is something called a decomposer. It breaks down the remains or wastes of something.
What enzyme in saliva breaks the chemical bonds starches?
The enzyme found in saliva that breaks chemical bonds between starches and releases sugars is called Salivary amylase.
A chemical which breaks down food in the body into smaller bits is called a what?
It is called enzyme.
What is the process that breaks rocks down into particles or its chemical components called?
weathering
A chemical that breaks down food in the body into smaller bits is called what?
A digestive enzyme
What chemical is chemically combined?
Combinations between ANY chemical are called chemical bonds. This is not something specific to one single chemical.
What is oxygen called when it is combined with rocks and minerals?
It is called oxidation when rocks and minerals are combined with oxygen. It is chemical weathering.
What is the way a rock cracks or breaks called?
The word is chemical.
What breaks down remains and wastes?
There is something called a decomposer. It breaks down the remains or wastes of something.
What is it called when nitrogen is combined with other elements?
A chemical reaction.
What is it called when something crumbles or breaks easily?
It is called brittle.
What enzyme in saliva breaks the chemical bonds starches?
The enzyme found in saliva that breaks chemical bonds between starches and releases sugars is called Salivary amylase.
A chemical which breaks down food in the body into smaller bits is called a what?
It is called enzyme.
What is the process that breaks rocks down into particles or its chemical components called?
weathering
What is something called when it stops a path of energy?
when electricity breaks
A chemical that breaks down food in the body into smaller bits is called what?
A digestive enzyme
The process in which your body breaks down food into small nutrient molecules is called?
Mechanical digestion. The actual grinding and physical breaking down of food. Chemical digestion breaks down food using chemicals/enyzyms and chemical reactions.
