Question

Swollen feets and ankle can be naturally cured by
dipping them in salt water. Suggest the mechanism
involved in this treatment.
(a) Diffusion
(b) Osmosis
(C) Plasmolysis
(d) Deplasmolysis​

Answer 1

Answer:

the answer for your question is (c) plasmolysis

Answer 2

Swollen feet and ankles can be generally healed by

bydipping them in saltwater. osmosis is the mechanism involved in this treatment. So option(B) is the correct one.

• Osmosis- It is the activity of water molecules from a state of increased concentration to a region of low concentration.
• Swollen feet bring healing when soaked in saltwater as it decreases inflammation in the muscles. And, salt particles shift inside the feet through the membrane to sustain solute-solvent level.
• These salt particles assist the feet muscles. Diffusion is the activity of solute particles only. Plasmolysis is the activity of the water when positioned in a hypertonic solution while de-plasmolysis is the activity of water hypotonic solution.