Question 12
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

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Solution

(d) When an unripe mango is placed in a concentrated salt solution to prepare pickle then mango loose water due to osmosis and get shrivel.

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