Why do apples turn brown/red after cutting and leaving them in room temperature for a bit?

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Why do apples turn brown/red after cutting and leaving them in room temperature for a bit?

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Oxidation. The exposed flesh from the apple starts to oxidize when exposed to the corrosive oxygen in the air.

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