When kept in water, raisin swells in size. Name and explain the phenomenon involved with the help of a diagram. Give three applications of the phenomenon.

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Payal Gupta | Contributor-Level 10

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This is a long answer type question as classified in NCERT Exemplar

Raised increases in size when submerged in water. It's due to a phenomenon known as "Osmosis." The process is depicted graphically in figure. A semipermeable membrane separates a solution from its solvent in this procedure, allowing

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