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Question by beiybiy1640
Submitted on 9/28/2003
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what is the significance of osmosis to food preservation methods like salting, pickling, drying,and fermenting?


Answer by heddi
Submitted on 10/5/2003
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because the concentration of NaCl is higher outside the food product than it is inside the food product, h20 will move from outside the food product to the brine solution

 

Answer by cann
Submitted on 12/29/2004
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it's because salt solution has lower water concentration. there is a net flow of water out of the bacteria through the cell membrane by osmosis then the bacteria shrinks. at last, bacteria die.  

 

Answer by ale
Submitted on 3/8/2005
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Why must an antibiotic solution to be injected into the body be isotonic?

 

Answer by v
Submitted on 10/10/2005
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because it is diffusion

 

Answer by pooh head
Submitted on 11/10/2006
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the water moves outside cuz its kool <3

 

Answer by careers
Submitted on 11/14/2006
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because the concentration of NaCl is higher outside the food product than it is inside the food product, h20 will move from inside the food product to the brine solution

 

Answer by yes
Submitted on 3/29/2007
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woat  is  a t0rnadoe

 

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