When kept in water, raisin swells in size. Name and explain the phenomenon involved with the help of a diagram. Give thre applications of the phenomenon.

Explanation

This phenomenon is called endo osmosis, i.e., movement of water inside the raisin and shown with the help of diagram as
The process of osmosis is of immense biological as well as industrial important. It is evident from the following example
(i) Movement of water from soil into plant roots and subsequently into upper portion of the plant is partly due to osmosis.
(ii) Preservation of meat against bacteral action by addition of salt.
(iii) Preservation of fruits against bacterial action by adding sugar. Bacterium in canned fruit loses water through the process of osmosis and become inactive.
(iv) Reverse-osmosis is used in desalination of water.