Question

Why is the onion peel put in water immediately after peeling?

Answer 1

Explanation:

when you expose a peel of onion bulb to air, the water tends to move out because the concentration of water is more inside the cell as compared to its surroundings. thus, plasmolysis or the shrinking of the cell membrane could occur. to prevent this, we put the eel immediately in a Petri dish containing water.

Answer 2

Onion peel can get dry in short time and once it dry then it is problem to see the slides as no visible parts will be seen so to avoid this onion is immediately kept in water after peeling .

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