osmosis!
The process in which raisins swell is called rehydration. When raisins are soaked in water, they absorb moisture, causing them to expand and regain some of their original size and texture. This process occurs due to the osmotic movement of water into the dehydrated fruit.
Raisins swell in water due to the phenomenon known as osmosis. When placed in water, the concentration of solutes inside the raisins is higher than in the surrounding water, causing water to move into the raisins through their semi-permeable membranes. This influx of water leads to the expansion and swelling of the raisins as they absorb the liquid.
Dry raisins swell up in water due to the process of osmosis. When raisins are placed in water, the water moves through their semi-permeable membranes into the dehydrated cells, where the concentration of solutes is higher. This influx of water rehydrates the raisins, causing them to expand and regain their plump shape. The process reflects the natural tendency of cells to balance solute concentrations on both sides of the membrane.
Yes, the raisins will swell due to osmosis, where the solvent goes from a low solute concentration to a higher solute concentration, which in this case, is from the distilled water to inside the raisin.
I know of no such process. Cells swell and burst due to being in an hypotonic environment. Water seeps into the cell due to differing inter and intra cellular osmotic gradients. Cells also carry out apoptosis
Yes, a cell can swell due to water influx, which can occur in response to changes in osmotic pressure, nutrient intake, or other cellular processes. However, excessive swelling can be harmful and lead to cell damage or lysis.
Due to lack of rigid cell wall
Boiling ruptures the cell membrane of raisins, preventing osmosis from taking place as the cell membrane is necessary for the process. In a hypertonic solution, the raisins would not absorb water due to the damaged cell membrane. In a hypotonic solution, they would not release water as the cell membrane cannot regulate the movement of water.
If you put a cell in a hypotonic environment, such as a blood cell in water, it will swell up due to osmosis and lyse.
it will swell
If a cell is placed in distilled water, it will likely absorb water and swell up due to osmosis. When transferred to a 5 percent salt solution, the cell will lose water and shrink, as the high salt concentration outside the cell will cause water to move out of the cell by osmosis. This process is known as plasmolysis.
It could lyse (break)