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Vinegar breaks down the calcium in bones. However, it does not break down the collagen, which causes bones to be flexible like rubber when submerged in vinegar for some amount of time.
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If you put a chicken bone in milk what would happen?
The chicken bone will become flexible and easy to move. The bone will also look weird because it will change color. The lactic acid in the milk does this.
Is a flexible chicken bone experiment chemical science?
yes
What will happen to a chicken bone if you put it in pepsi?
Since Pepsi (like all Cola) is acidic, the carbonate in the bone will neutralise the acid, and the bone will become flexible and less rigid as part of the structure has been lost.
What color is a chicken bone after it has been in vinegar for 5 days?
Well as a doctor you have many questions like this one here. The fibers or the bone will turn a yellowish color and the bone will break down and become very flexible
What happens when you put a chicken bone in vinegar?
When you soak bones in vinegar what will happen is that the chicken bone will weaken and the bone will become more flexible. So after soaking the chicken bone into vinegar for a week the bone will be so flexible that it will be able to bend. This is a great science fair project also.
Why does a chicken bone gets flexible if you put it in vinegar?
The acid in the vinegar dissolves out the calcium in the chicken bone. (Calcium is most of the reason that bones are hard.)
Which liquid will make a chicken bone more flexible?
lemon juice and vinegar
What happens to a chicken bone soaked in cola?
It will turn black and yes it will dissolve the calcium it might also bend to provr that if u drink it it makes your bones weaker......
Can the bone be bent after baking it in the oven?
No, but they will become flexible if they're soaked in vinegar.
What is soft and flexible bone matter?
soft and flexible bone matterSoft and flexible bone matter is flexible bone matter. This is when a person's bones are easy to break.
How would removing hydroxyapatite from bone affect the physical properties of the bone?
By removing hydroxyapatite from bone matrix the properties of the bone would become more "rubbery" or flexible. Hydroxyapatite is the natural occurring form of calcium. By taking the calcium out of a bone, the bone would be more flexible because the collagen remains.
How would removing hydroxyapatite from bone matrix affect the physical properties of a bone?
By removing hydroxyapatite from bone matrix the properties of the bone would become more "rubbery" or flexible. Hydroxyapatite is the natural occurring form of calcium. By taking the calcium out of a bone, the bone would be more flexible because the collagen remains.
