Ncert Exercises & Solutions

An unripe mango placed in a concentrated salt solution to prepare pickle shrivels because:

1.	It gains water due to osmosis.
2.	It loses water due to reverse osmosis.
3.	It gains water due to reverse osmosis.
4.	It loses water due to osmosis.

HINT: It is an example of osmosis.

Explanation :

When an unripe mango is placed in a concentrated salt solution to prepare pickle then mango loose water due to osmosis

and get shrivel.