I have a biology test tomorrow and I still can’t understand the concept behind this and I think it’ll come out on the test. I need help, badly.
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Osmosis is the phenomenon where water is “pulled” towards a more concentrated solution (aka a *hyperosmolar* or *hypertonic* solution) through a semi-permeable membrane (like a cell membrane).
When there is a difference in concentrarion/osmolarity in the fluids on both sides of a membrane, water will pull towards the more concentrated solution until it evens out.
Pickling is adding a vegetable to a hypertonic solution. The vegetable is composed of cells filled with water. The pickling solution will then pull water out of the vegetable cells through osmosis.
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