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An unripe mango placed in a concentrated salt solution to prepare pickle, shrivels because _____________.
An unripe mango placed in a concentrated salt solution to prepare pickle, shrivels because _____________.
CBSE | Chemistry | Class 12 | Exercise 1 | NCERT Exemplar | Solutions
An unripe mango placed in a concentrated salt solution to prepare pickle, shrivels because _____________.

(i) it gains water due to osmosis.

(ii) it loses water due to reverse osmosis.

(iii) it gains water due to reverse osmosis.

(iv) it loses water due to osmosis.

 

Correct Answer: (iv) it loses water due to osmosis

Explanation: The unripe mango which is placed in the concentrated salt solution to prepare pickle shrivels because of the loss of water that happens in the fruit because of osmosis.

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