Easy MCQ +4 / -1 PYQ · JEE Mains 2020

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?

  1. A Osmosis Correct answer
  2. B Reverse osmosis
  3. C Diffusion
  4. D Dialysis

Solution

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

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Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: States of Matter · Topic: Gas Laws

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