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Excess salt inhibits growth of bacteria in pickles by:

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endosmosis

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exosmosis

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oxidation

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denaturation

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Solution

The correct option is B
exosmosis

Due to hypertonic solution outside the bacterial cell, bacteria will die by plasmolysis.

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