Question

Seema bought a chips packet and open it. Suddenly her friend Shanu came. She started playing and forgot to eat the chips. On the next day, when she ate the chips, she felt the taste was not good and she was not feeling well. She told her mother to take her to a doctor. The doctor told them this is because of eating rancid chips. He gave medicines by which Seema became well within a few days. (i) Why do chips remain fresh for a longer time in a sealed packet? (ii) Why did chips of an open packet become rancid? (iii) What value do you learn from this passage? [V

Answer 1

1. Packet of chips contain nitrogen an inert gas which keeps them fresh!
2. As we open the chips, nitrogen gas diffuses in air and bacteria can easily infect the chips
3. We learn that we should not blame Lays chips for having less chips and more air since you cannot get ill by eating them!