Question

What if mung bean seeds are kept in a concentrated solution after soaking in water for 12 hours? What will happen to them?

Answer 1

After soaking for 12 hours, mung bean seeds lose water from their cells by osmosis if they are stored in a concentrated solution. The seeds may consequently shrink, stop swelling appropriately, and germinate more slowly or not at all. Water escapes from the seeds into the surrounding solution because a concentrated solution has less water than the seed cells.