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As we digest and subsequently
The food is gradually oxidized or reduced with an evidence.
Answer to Problem 17TE
The food is oxidized while digesting and the evidence is that we exhale carbon dioxide which is the product of an oxidation reaction.
Explanation of Solution
The oxidation takes place when a reactant gets reacted with oxygen.
The food is essential for energy. For obtaining the energy from the food, the food gets oxidized.
The humans exhale carbon dioxide gas which gets formed from the carbon present in the food. The carbon dioxide and water vapours are the products of an oxidation reaction.
So, the food gets oxidized.
Conclusion:
Therefore, the food is oxidized while digesting and the evidence is that we exhale carbon dioxidewhich is the product of an oxidation reaction.
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