Question

Significance of the water potential

Answer 1

Answer:

concept of water potential

1)Free energy- the energy of substance at constant temperature to do some work.

2) chemical potential- In term of free energy can be defined as the chemical potential of water and is a measure of the energy available for reaction or movement.

3) water potential is measured in the term of pressure as mega- pascal(MPa).

4) it is denoted by the Greek letter psi.

5) the water potential of pure water at atmospheric pressure is maximum being "0".