A student places a chicken bone in a bowl containing vinegar and lets it sit overnight. What will happen and what does this exercise demonstrate? Check all that apply. Check All That Apply The vinegar removes calcium phosphate from the bone, making it limp like a noodle. The vinegar removes collagen from the bone, making it extra brittle. The experiment demonstrates how calcium phosphate is responsible for the hardness of bone. The experiment demonstrates how collagen is responsible for the hardness of bone.
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The vinegar removes calcium phosphate from the bone, making it limp like a noodle. - This is true. Vinegar is an acid that can dissolve calcium phosphate, which is a major component of bone. Without calcium phosphate, the bone loses its rigidity and becomes Show more…
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