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CHEMISTRY, M5 2024 HSC 2 MC

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have used leaching in flowing water over several days to prepare various foods from plants that can be toxic to humans.

What was the reason for this?

  1. To react with toxins
  2. To dissolve low solubility toxins
  3. To prevent the food from decomposing
  4. To break down compounds that are difficult to digest
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\(B\)

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  • The toxins form a equilibrium system: \(\ce{toxins(s)\rightleftharpoons toxins(aq)}\)
  • As the water flows away, the concentration of aqueous toxins decreases which shifts the equilibrium system to the right, causing more low solubility toxins to break down.

\(\Rightarrow B\)

Filed Under: Solution Equilibria Tagged With: Band 3, smc-3672-75-Removing toxins

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