apple and some another fruits turn brown when cut surface is exposed to air?
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Apple contains iron. When its cut surface is exposed to air, it reacts with oxygen and form iron oxide and hence turns brown.
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Apples and other fruit turn brown once the cut surface is exposed to air due to a reaction with oxygen in the surrounding air, a chemical reaction called oxidation
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Fruit turns brown when exposed to air because a reaction is happening when a cut piece of fruit is exposed to oxygen. ... The chemical reaction can be simplified to: Polyphenol Oxidase + O2 → Melanin (Brown Color) Oxygen activates the compound polyphenol oxidase in the fruit to turn the fruit brown.
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