Which reasons explain why acids are added to foods? check all that apply.

to make the foods more corrosive

to reduce spoilage

to add zest or sour taste to food

to make the food taste bitter

Explanation:

When food is left in atmosphere for a longer period of time then the oxygen in the atmosphere oxidizes the food leading to its spoilage.

As a result, the food becomes unfit for consumption.

Whereas when we add acid to our food then the acid helps in reducing growth of bacteria and microbes because on addition of acid pH of food also decreases.

Moreover, acids will add sour taste to food.

Thus, we can conclude that acids are added to foods because:

atomic number of carbon is 6

electronic configuration of carbon is 1s²2s²2p²

orbital diagram of c is as shown here in the image.

56 moles of   lieter in chemistry