The veins of the celery turn the color of the dye. It's very cool when you slice it open.
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Saltwater (a hypertonic solution) with the celery cells (a hypotonic solution) causes a concentration gradient where the water from the celery will escape into the hypertonic solution, shrinking the celery in a process known as plasmolysis.
A likely component of the solution that causes the celery stalk to wilt is a high salt concentration. Salt draws water out of the cells of the celery through the process of osmosis, leading to the wilting of the stalk.
Red and Yellow dye.
The food color is absorbed by the celery from its roots, whatever color you put in the water affects the color of the celery.
The red dye in the water travels up the stem of the celery through a process called capillary action. This process occurs due to the tiny tubes in the celery called xylem, which help transport water and nutrients throughout the plant. As the dyed water travels up the xylem, it colors the parts of the celery red.
Because of something called capillary action. Capillary action is the tendency of water to move upward in a capillary or thin tube, it's the same reason as to why when placed in a solution of water and red dye, the celery will turn red as well. The action causes the celery to absorb the salt water into it thouroghly and thus, it wilts.
If you wish to retrieve the water but not the dye, add a stick of celery or two into the mixture and leave for a while. The dye will penetrate the celery, changing the colour of it, while leaving most (98%) of the water. This is called osmosis. If you want to keep the dye but not the water, simply VERY slowly heat the mixture so that the water evaporates. Or, if you're not in a rush, leave in on a windowsill for a few hours or days for the sun to evaporate the water naturally. Eventually you'll be left with the dye. This is called evaporation.
Adding salt or dye fix to a dye solution helps improve the color intensity and durability of the fabric dyeing. Salt helps the dye molecules bond better with the fabric, while dye fixatives help set the dye in the fabric to prevent bleeding or fading during washing.
hypotonic
Red and Yellow dye.
Litmus dye cannot float as it is a soluble substance that dissolves in water. When added to a liquid, litmus dye will evenly disperse in the solution and change color based on the pH of the solution.