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

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The concentrated salt solution is hypertonic compared to the cucumber, meaning that the solution has a higher solute concentration than the cucumber. As a result, water will flow from the cucumber to the solution in order to achieve equilibrium, causing the cucumber to become dehydrated.

A Cucumber Is Placed in a Concentrated Salt Solution