Hi, yes you're right.That's an old wives tale, your body will process gum in about the same amount of time as any other foodstuff.Do follow the manufacturers warnings about the over consumption of some gums, ie: Sugarfree though... They can indeed have a laxative effect on your body.

answer by Coneill 10 months ago

This means you have an excellent memory. I myself can recollect dreams, right down to details that i had when I was a little kid.  I like dreams, when I used to get scared my brother explained how it was like a movie in my head  and if I didn't like how it was going, I could change it.  I learnt to do this, but would soon wake up afterwards

answer by Wilbert 10 months ago

In Chemistry potential energy is related to the beginning and ending energy level of the reactants before and after reaction. So not how they get there but where they end up.

Reactions where the main reactant ends up with a lower energy give off energy in the process and are therefore exothermic. When the final state is higher energy it is an endothermic reaction.

Reactions can not occur though unless the reactants have the energy required for a change to occur and go through the steps of a reaction. This relates to the Kinetic energy of the reactants.
So here it is not where they end up but rather the journey. But the 1st answer while simple is correct. Kinetics has to do with movement and Potential has to do with starting and ending states.

answer by Eyenzensky 11 months ago