Question

Riya cooked Maggie, but she forgot to keep it in the refrigerator. She observed that the food smelled bad the next day. Which phenomenon do you think is responsible for the bad smell and taste. Explain the phenomenon?

Answer 1

Answer:

The bad smell is mainly due to the oxidation affect of air on the food item or in simple words, when the maggie was kept in open, it became RANCID.

Explanation:

The rancidity of food items could be prevented by keeping them on air tight containers or simply in refrigerators to prevent their contact from air.

Answer 2

Answer:

Odors are volatile molecules; they float in the air. When we breathe, air enters the nostrils and is swept upward into the nasal passages, where odor molecules settle on a mucous membrane called the olfactory epithelia.

Explanation: