Page 13 - The use of hypertonic solution in making fruit/ vegetable pickles
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DISCUSSION
1. State the process that takes place for pickling fruit/ vegetable. (1 mark)
Osmosis
2. Explain the process in question 1. (2 marks)
It’s a net movement of water molecules from an area of high water to an area of low water potential.
3. What is the function of salt and sugar in the making of pickle? (2 marks)
To make a hypertonic solution.
4. What happens to the fruit/vegetables after soaking in salt/sugar solution? (1 mark).
The size of fruit become smaller and the colour changes
