Question

An unripe mango placed in a concentrated salt solution to prepare pickle, shrivels because ___________ .

• A. it gains water due to osmosis
• B. it loses water due to reverse osmosis
• C. it gains water due to reverse osmosis
• D. it loses water due to osmosis

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

When unripe mango is dipped in saturated salt solution then it loses water due to osmosis.