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NTA Abhyas 2020
Exam
NTA Abhyas
Year
2020
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Transport in Plants

NTA Abhyas 2020 · Botany · Transport in Plants

When a solute is mixed, the water potential of the cell

When a solute is mixed, the water potential of the cell

Options

  1. Aincreases
  2. Bdecreases
  3. Cfirst increases and then decreases
  4. Dremains unchanged

Correct answer

B. decreases

Step-by-step solution

Water molecules possess kinetic energy. In liquid and gaseous form they are in random motion that is both rapid and constant. The greater the concentration of water in a system, the greater is its kinetic energy or water potential. If some solute is dissolved in pure water, the solution has fewer free water and the concentration of water decreases, reducing its water potential.
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