Does vinegar act like cellular energy when used on an egg? 10 points right answer?

Question

I have to do an experiment for my biology class and one of the questions at the end of the assignment asks us whether or not we believe that the experiment represented active or passive transport.

All I need to now is if vinegar has cellular energy? It dissolved the shell off the egg in the experiment if that gives you any helpful information.

thankyouverymuch!

Answer 1

Vinegar is not itself cellular.

It is one of the carboxylic acids and has the formula - CH3COOH. In itself it does not have energy that can be released. When it reacts with another substance energy is released in the form of heat. Egg shell is composed mainly of calcium carbonate and reacts with the acetic in the vinegar to give CO2, calcium acetate, H2O and heat.

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