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Q. What happens when an egg is kept in saturated solution of $ NaCl $ after removing its hard shell in $ dil\,\,HCl $ ?

Rajasthan PMTRajasthan PMT 2010

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When an egg is kept in saturated solution after removing its hard shell in $ dil.\,\,HCl $ egg will shrink. This is because osmosis occur from higher concentration of solvent to lower concentration of solvent.