Dried raisins or apricots are put in plain water for some time. What will happen to the raisins or apricots?
Answers
given:
raisins and apricots are put in plain water for some time.
to find:
observation
phenomena used:
osmosis : water moves from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration through a selectively permeable membrane.
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when raisins or apricots are placed in water for some time, the water from higher concentration(plane water) to a region of lower concentration (raisins or apricots) through the cell membrane.
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observation:
the raisins and apricots will start to swell up and at last become completely swelled due to the higher water content in it.
more examples:
when we put dry grapes in water they get swelled up.
now, if we put these in a salt containing water solution, the water from the swelled grapes would diffuse back to the water through the process of osmosis
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hope this helps!!