why do some flower colors fade with vinagar gas and others do not?

Subject: why do some flower colors fade with vinagar gas and others do not?

Date: Thu Feb 24 07:57:13 2000
Posted by Frances Dodd
Grade level: 10-12 School: miami high school
City: miami State/Province: oklahoma Country: usa
Area of science: Botany
ID: 951400633.Bt

Message:


I have a student doing a science fair project where she takes flowers and 
suspends them in a jar over vinagar, and seals the jar. In a few days all 
of the colors fade except yellow and green. I know there is a logical 
explaination for this but I can not find it. PLEASE HELP!!!

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