Question

Sliced potato kept in saline water why

Answer 1

The potato shrinks when kept in saline water bcoz The salt concentration in the water is much greater than inside the potato cells. Osmosis tries to establish a balance, and as the NaCl cannot travel into the cells ,water passes out in an attempt to dilute the external solution. Loss of water makes the cells lose their turgidity, and so the potato shrinks.

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Answer 2

If some potatoes are sliced and left in open they get a funky colour.

They lose their freshness easily.

If the potatoes slices are kept in saline water or salty water then the potatoes would be fresh.

This is called osmosis which is a property of matter that deals with diffusion.