Question

write in brief an experiment conducted by Von helmont that water was essential for plant mass?​

Answer 1

Answer:

The prevailing theory at the time was that plants grew by eating soil, and van Helmont devised a clever investigation to test this idea. He weighed a willow tree and weighed dry soil. ... He dried the soil and weighed it, showing that the soil was almost the same mass. He concluded that the tree grew by drinking water.

Answer 2

Explanation:

The prevailing theory at the time was that plants grew by eating soil and van helmont devised a clever investigation to test this idea. He weighed a Willow tree and weighed dry soil. He dried the soil and weighed it , showing that the soil was almost the same mass. He concluded that the tree grew by drinking water