Question

how does crushing a candy to smaller pieces affect its digestion

Answer 1

The answer is that a candy represent in the process of digestion because the first stage of digestion comes from the mouth meaning the candy before it digest and dissolve it will first crush by our teeth and dissolve by our saliva before it go to our esophagus.

Answer 2

1. Digestion is the process that helps in converting the food that is intaken into molecules, like glucose, such that the body can utilize that energy for growth and development.
2. The Crushing of candy into smaller pieces increases the surface area of the solvent which results in the reduction of digestion or dissolution of the candy.
3. Thus, the larger the size of the pieces, the slower will the process of digestion.