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Reetu is purely vegetarian but her husba...

Reetu is purely vegetarian but her husband Rohit likes non-vegetarian food. He regularly buys nonvegetarian food (fish, meet, eggs etc.) and store it in fridge. The intermixing of odours creates problem for Reetu. Their daughter Rihana is a student of science. One day Rihana suggested her mother to put some small pieces of charcoal in the fridge as she thinks that this will solve the problem to some extent.
(i) Do you think by putting some small pieces of charcoal in the fridge will solve the problem of intermixing of odours. Give reason for your answer.
(ii) What are the values associated with Rihana's suggestion ? 

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(i) Yes, putting some small pieces of charcoal in the fridge can solve the problem of intermixing of odours to some extent. This is because charcoal is a good adsorbent of odours or vapours. Further breaking a big lump of charcoal into small pieces will increase the surface area of adsorbent, more is the extent of adsorption.
(ii) Values associated with Rihana.s suggestion are
(a) Love for her parents
(b) Keen observation
(c) Use of chemistry in daily life
(d) Will to do experiment and explore
(e) Presence of mind
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