Question

question 1 if a chicken bone is soaked in vinegar, it becomes rubbery and soft. why is that? answer the bone cells die, and the bone becomes soft. the acid in the vinegar dissolved the bone matrix. the acid in the vinegar draws out the water from the bone. the acid in the vinegar dissolved the collagen component in the bone. i dont know yet

Explanation:

Vinegar contains acetic acid. Bone matrix has inorganic components like calcium salts which are dissolved by the acid in vinegar, making the bone rubbery and soft.

Answer:

The acid in the vinegar dissolved the bone matrix.