The size of a raw mango shrinks to a much smaller size when kept in a concentrated salt solution. Which one of the following processes can explain this?

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The size of a raw mango shrinks to a much smaller size when kept in a concentrated salt solution. Which one of the following processes can explain this? (A) Diffusion (B) Dialysis (C) Osmosis (D) Reverse osmosis

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Raw mango shrink in salt solution due to net transfer of water molecules from mango to salt solution due to phenomenon of osmosis.

Q. The size of a raw mango shrinks to a much smaller size when kept in a concentrated salt solution. Which one of the following processes can explain this?

Diffusion

Dialysis

Osmosis

Reverse osmosis

Raw mango shrink in salt solution due to net transfer of water molecules from mango to salt solution due to phenomenon of osmosis.