Question

When dehydratef fruits and vegetables ate placed in water they slowly swell and return.to original form why?

Answer 1

due to hypotonic solution

Answer 2

Generally fruits and vegetables become shrunken due to loss of water hence when they are placed in water.

As they have semi-permiable membrane it allows diffusion of water into the dehydrated cells thereby causing fruits and vegetables to get swollen..

Hope it helps..!!