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In the experiment ‘To determine the mass percentage of water imbibed by raisins’, the raisins absorb water when kept in water for 5-6 hours. Why does water absorption take place? What is this phenomenon called?
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Concentration of water is less inside the raisins so raisins absorbs water from the outside. This phenomena is known as osmosis.
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Concentration of water is less inside the raisins so raisins absorbs water from the outside. This phenomena is known as osmosis.
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