Q. What happens when an egg is kept in saturated solution of $NaCl$ after removing its hard shell in dilHCl?
A) Egg will swell
B) Egg will shrink
C) Egg will remain same
D) Egg will first shrink and then swell
Explanation
(b)
When an egg is kept in saturated solution of $NaCl$ after removing its hard shell in dil$HCl$, its shrinks. This is due to the fact that water comes out of the egg as salt solution is more concentrated than the egg fluid
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