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Is the rotting of a fruit a physical change or a chemical change?
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∙ 8y ago
When a fruit rots, it's being broken down by microbes into a simpler substance. This change involves the breaking and forming of chemical bonds in the fruit and is irreversible (you can't get a fresh fruit from a rotten one). Also, new substances are made, so it is a chemical change.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 8y agoThe process of rot is a chemical change since the various elements of the fruit are being reconstituted on a chemical level. Although to be fair, because rot is a biological process, it is not one chemical change but a plethora of ongoing chemical changes and the addition of extraneous ingredients (because of the waste products of the bacteria, protists, and fungi causing the rot).
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∙ 10y agoRot is a chemical change.
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∙ 8y agoRotting is a chemical change.
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Is rotting fruit a chemical change?
no. Rotting fruit is just changing the form of the fruit not making an entirely new substance. So, it is a physical change. Sorry ... rotting is a chemical change - the bacteria and molds are "eating" the fruit and changeing it into the eqivalent of poo. Drying fruit would be mostly a physical change.
What is the difference between physical and chemical changes of matter?
Usually a physical change can be reversed such as fruit rotting. where as chemical change is very hard to reverse such as rust
Is a rotten fruit a chemical or physical change?
A rotten fruit is a physical change. Physical changes involve a change in size shape or state but the chemical makeup of the material remains the same. In the case of a rotten fruit the physical appearance has changed but the chemical composition of the fruit remains the same. The physical change can be seen in the following ways: The color of the fruit has changed from its original color to a brown or black color. The texture of the fruit has changed from firm to mushy. The smell of the fruit has changed from sweet to sour.Rotten fruit is an example of a physical change because the chemical composition of the fruit remains the same even though the physical appearance has changed.
What is the chemical equation for a rotting fruit?
because the fruit changes its form and it can never return to its original state and chemical reaction are changes that can never return to its original state
Is ripening fruit a physical or chemical change?
Involving chemical reactions it is a chemical process.
Is fruit rotting a chemical or a physical?
Chemical change
Is rotting fruit a chemical change?
no. Rotting fruit is just changing the form of the fruit not making an entirely new substance. So, it is a physical change. Sorry ... rotting is a chemical change - the bacteria and molds are "eating" the fruit and changeing it into the eqivalent of poo. Drying fruit would be mostly a physical change.
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 is the difference between physical and chemical changes of matter?
Usually a physical change can be reversed such as fruit rotting. where as chemical change is very hard to reverse such as rust
What Is the between physical changes and chemical change?
Physical changes is change in property. Ex) change from solid to liquid....ice to water. Chemical change changes to different substances. Ex) rotting of fruit.
What experiment can I do that shows physical and chemical changes in fruit?
Let it rot. The physical and chemical changes are huge and can be easy shown when you compare a "good" fruit and a rotting version.
Why is banana rotting a chemical change?
It is a chemical change because there is a change in colour, the change is irreversible and a new substances is formed
Is fruit fermenting a physical or a chemical change?
chemical?=/
Is fruit becoming ripe a physical change or a chemical change?
chemical
Can you explain the difference between physical changes and chemical changes?
Physical changes is change in property. Ex) change from solid to liquid....ice to water. Chemical change changes to different substances. Ex) rotting of fruit.
Why a rotten fruit is a chemical change?
because its chemical properties are changed
Fruit left out of the refrigerator for a few days a physical or chemical change?
its a chemical change
