Question

why do dry apricot place din salt solution do not swell while they do so when kept in water

Answer 1

The water moves from the hypotonic to the hypertonic solution. And that iswhy it swells in the water, becausewater is hypotonic than the innerapricot medium. Apricot placed in salt solution do not swell because salt solution has high concentration than pure water which do not allow water to move in or out.