Question

Assertion (A): A raw mango placed in a saline solution loses water and shrivel into pickle.

Reason (R): Through the process of reverse osmosis, raw mango shrivel into pickle.

Options

• Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

• Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

• A is true but R is false.

• A is false but R is true.

Answer 1

A is true but R is false.

Explanation:

A raw mango immersed in saline solution dehydrates and shrivels into a pickle. Mango undergoes dehydration by osmosis and transforms into a pickle.