Uzma peeled and cut some potatoes and left them in an open bowl. After a few minutes, she observed that the cut potato pieces had turned brown. Radhika also peeled and cut some potatoes. She kept the cut potato pieces immersed in a bowl of water. The potato pieces in water did NOT turn brown. Explain the difference in the reaction of the cut potato pieces in the two cases.

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