Food can spoil through mere exposure to air because it will lose electrons. this loss of electrons creates free radicals, which destroy chemical bonds in the food, causing it to spoil. what is this process called?

Explanation:

A chemical process in which loss of electrons occur is known as oxidation process.

For example,

Therefore, when food is exposed to air for a longer period of time then oxygen molecules in the air forms an oxide layer upon it resulting in the oxidation of food. This is because food loses electrons and these electrons are gained by oxygen molecules.

Hence, food becomes unfit to consume, that is, food gets spoiled. This process is known as oxidation.

why do the isotopes of a particular element behave differently in nuclear reactions but the same in chemical reactions? chemical reactions involve changes to electrons in an atom; isotopes do not differ in electrons, and so they react the same way during chemical changes.

1. a)c-14 has two more protons

2. d)they have different numbers of protons, neutrons, and valence electrons; they are all gases at room temperature.

3. c) iron and nickel.