Question
A peeled egg when dipped in water swells, while in saturated salt solution it shrinks. Why?
Solution
Answer:
In the first case endo-osmosis occurs because solution inside egg is concentrated one. In later case exo-osmosis occurs because solution outside egg is concentrated one.
In the first case endo-osmosis occurs because solution inside egg is concentrated one. In later case exo-osmosis occurs because solution outside egg is concentrated one.
