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The gas that causes food to ripen is Methane - It's commonly used to ripen bananas on an industrial scale.
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How floroscent tubelight works?
The glass tube is filled with mercury gas. Electricity causes the gas molecules to vibrate faster. The increased motion excites phosphorous in the tube and causes it to give off visible light.
What happens to the atoms of a gas when the gas is cooled?
The atoms loose kenetic energy and bounce around slower. This causes the gas to have less preasure and, if cooled enough, can cause the gas to condense into a liquid or sublimate into a solid.
Which property of heat is illustrated when food is cooked on a gas stove?
Burning the gas fuel heat is released.
What causes a sealed bag of vegetables to expand when it is heated in a microwave?
the temperature of gas changes (APEX) :)
What causes matter to change its state?
Temperature. Temperature causes matter to change state.
What is observed when ethylene gas is produced?
Ethylene gas causes produce to ripen. When ethylene gas is being produced you will notice the produce begin to ripen until it becomes overripe.
Why does an over-ripen banana in your fruit basket cause the other fruits to begin to spoil?
As bananas ripen they give off a gas that causes other fruit near them to ripen faster and then spoil.
When green fruits are wrapped in a newspaper they ripen faster than when left unwrapped plan and design a experiment to prove this?
It's a plant hormone called ethylene gas. Ethylene gas causes fruit to ripen. The more ethylene gas in an area, the faster the fruit ripens
Is it true that wrapping fruits in newspaper cause them to ripen more quickly?
yes this is true...when fruits are wrapped, the ethylene gas is trapped close to the fruit and a greater concentration of the gas is available to the fruit. because ethylene gas is a ripening hormone it causes the fruit to ripen quicker than if exposed to air.
Why do fruits ripen faster during sunny days?
They give off ethylene gas which will ripen other fruit. Ethylene gas is also used in greenhouse to artificially ripen fruit commercially.
Which plant harmones causes fruit to ripen?
JESUS
What can you treat mangoes with when they start to ripen?
If you are trying to get one to ripen, place it in a plastic bag with some ripe apples. The apples will release a gas that will help the mango ripen.
What causes a male to have gas?
The digestion of the food eaten.
How bateria gets in food wrappings?
Most foods have a gas in them that keeps them fresh. When a food goes bad it releases that gas, which causes the food to spoil. This is also what causes cans and containers to bulge when the food goes bad.
What Makes You Gas?
It is mainly caused by the wind we breath and the certain food we eat that causes gas.
What cause an apple to?
Bacteria breaking down the items is what causes things to rot. When fruits such as apples, bananas and tomatoes ripen, they give off a gas called ethylene. Ethylene gas accelerates the ripening process, which will lead to over ripening.
Food that causes gas?
Mostly food containg carbonates caused gas like soft drinks and fatty substance too.
