A cucumber is placed in a concentrated salt solution.What will most likely happen?
A)Water will flow from the cucumber to the solution.
B)Water will flow from the solution to the cucumber.
C)Salt will flow into the cucumber.
D)Salt will precipitate out.
E)No change will occur.

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When a cucumber is placed in a concentrated salt solution, the water potential outside the cucumber decreases due to the presence of salt. This creates a water potential gradient, causing water to move from an area of higher water potential (inside the cucumber) to an area of lower water potential (outside the cucumber). As a result, water will flow from the cucumber to the salt solution, leading to a loss of turgor pressure and wilting of the cucumber.

A Cucumber Is Placed in a Concentrated Salt Solution