Question

Why does skin of your finger shrink when you wash clothes for a long time?

Answer 1

Answer:

heya mate

Our skin is a semi permeable membrane.When we wash clothes,our hands are exposed to water for a long time.Our hands behave as a hypertonic solution and the outside of our hands behave as a hypotonic solution.

The water is not entering your hands actually it leaves them.hence it shriks

hope it helps you

Answer 2

Answer:

Clothes are washed with soap or detergent solution. The solution is hypertonic as compared to osmotic concentration of our skin cells. The washing solution, therefore, results in exosmosis in the skin cells that come in contact with it for some time. Due to this reason, the skin over the fingers shrinks while washing clothes for a long time.