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Why does covering carrot sticks with water help them to stay crisp?
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∙ 10y ago
The carrot gets saltier thus absorbing the surrounding water. The carrot then stiffens or preserves its crispness if ti was crisp before.
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Explain why limp carrot sticks become crisp and your fingers becomes wrinkle when placed in hot water?
It is because of osmosis. Water enters the carrot cells whereas it travels in the opposite direction in your finger.
Why do people put carrot sticks in a glass of fresh water prior to a party?
To keep them fresh.
Would you have carrot flavored water if you put a carrot in water?
not really. to get carrot flavored water, you have to boil the water and then put pieces of carrots in.
What happens to Carrot cells in salt water?
Carrot cells in salt water shrink in size
When celery is soaked in water it becomes crisp again due to?
If it becomes crisp again, it is because it has absorbed more water.
Explain why a carrot feels spongy after being soaked in salt water?
Water moves out of the carrot's cells and into the salt water due the difference in concentration of NaCl. This might account for the spongy-ness of the carrot
Explain why a carrot feels spongy after being in salt water?
Water moves out of the carrot's cells and into the salt water due the difference in concentration of NaCl. This might account for the spongy-ness of the carrot
When you add salt water to a carrot where is there a greater concentration of water molecules?
there is more water but not in the carrot and it isn't all fresh water but there is more water than salt
Why do vegetables stay fresh longer when they are sprayed with water?
They spray there vegetable with water to keep them crisp. So when you get a carrot it makes that crack.
If you stick a carrot in the dirt wll it grow?
Yes, a carrot is a root, and it can be used to grow a new carrot plant. You may have to water it.
Where is the icky water on 24 carrot on poptropica?
the icky water on 24 carrot is on the other side of the factory.just go around the roof to get there.
How do you work out the energy amount in a crisp?
The energy is usually calculated by weighing it and then setting it alight and using it to heat a specific measured quantity of water. The rise in temperature of the water divided by the original weight of the crisp can be used to find the engery the crisp has released.
