Question:

The size of a raw mango shrinks to a much smaller size when kept in a concentrated salt solution. Which one of the following processes can explain this?

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Water leaves the mango through its semipermeable skin towards the more concentrated solution.
Updated On: Nov 5, 2026
  • Osmosis
  • Reverse osmosis
  • Diffusion
  • Dialysis
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The Correct Option is A

Solution and Explanation

The concentrated salt solution outside the mango is hypertonic relative to the fluid inside the mango.
The mango skin acts as a semipermeable membrane, so water flows from the lower solute concentration (inside) to the higher solute concentration (outside). This spontaneous solvent flow is osmosis, and the mango shrinks.
Reverse osmosis needs an applied pressure larger than the osmotic pressure; diffusion is solute movement; dialysis separates solutes from colloids.
Answer: (1) Osmosis
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