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It begins when decomposers such as bacteria begin digesting the meat. Parts of the meat are broken down into nutrients that the bacteria can use, which can alter the initial chemical composure of the host body.
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When meat is cooked you can tell it is a chemical change because?
when meat is cooked it is a chemical reaction because you make it go back to its raw form hope that helps if not sorry
Is wood decomposing a physical or chemical change?
The rotting of wood is a chemical change because of many reasons. One of the reasons is because when wood rots, it produces mold, which is a new substance. The definition of chemical change is a change that produces one or more new substances. When the wood rots, you are unable to take the rotted wood and mold and make it back into wood that is yet to be rotted. So because the wood produces one (or more) new substances, the rotting of wood is a chemical change.
Is old ham in the refrigerator a chemical change or physical change?
When ham get "old" (ie rots or degrades), it undergoes both a chemical and a physical change. Microbes break down the meat into energy they can use and in turn leave their metabolic wastes (ie a biochemical change). When a person notices a ham after it has been sitting on a shelf for several week, that person will notice that the color, shape, smell, and taste (if they are brave) of the ham has changed. Thus the changes are both chemical and physical
Is fruit rotting chemical or physical?
When fruit rots there are various kinds of changes, one of which is that it becomes softer and ultimately liquifies. Hardness is a physical characteristic, hence if it changes, that is a physical change.
What do you call rubbish that rots away?
compost
When meat is cooked you can tell it is a chemical change because?
when meat is cooked it is a chemical reaction because you make it go back to its raw form hope that helps if not sorry
Is meat rots of it not refrigerated a chemical property?
Rotting is a chemical process.
Why is rotting meat a chemical change?
When meat rots bacteria break down some of the components into different substances, so some of the meats is no longer meat.
When a log rots is it a chemical or physical change?
chemical
Is it chemical property or physical when wood rots?
chemical property
Is wood rotting a chemical change or physical change?
it is a chemical reaction because a new substance is formed when the wood rots
What chemical rots tree stumps?
oak
What type of reaction is it when a banana rots?
Physical property
When an animal rots is this a chemical change?
This is a physical action.
When wood rots and forms humus a chemical or physical change?
when wood rots and forms humus is a physical change
When food is left out in the open it becomes rots why?
its due to the oxygen reacting with the chemicals withing the food it creates an reaction causing the food to rots
Wood roating is a physical or chemical change?
when wood rots it is a physical change and not a chemical change.
