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प्रश्न
The apparatus arranged here signifies an important process.
(i) Name the process.
(ii) Where does this process occur in plants?
(iii) What solution is placed inside the dialysis tubing?
(iv) What happens to the level of the solution in the capillary tube?
(v) Define the process mentioned in Q. (i) above.
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उत्तर
(1) The process is called osmosis.
(ii) This process occurs in the root hair cells of plants.
(iii) The solution placed inside the dialysis tubing is generally strong sugar solution or salt solution.
(iv) The level of the solution in the capillary tube rises above the original level.
(v) Osmosis is a physiological process where the water molecules or solvent molecules move through a semi-permeable membrane from a solution having a higher concentration of solvent molecules to the solution having a lower concentration of water or solvent molecules.
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