Biology
Addition of salt to pickles is a method of killing the bacteria by :
- Imbibition
- Diffusion
- Deplasmolysis
- Plasmolysis
Roots Absorption
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Plasmolysis
Reason — Adding salt to the pickle increases the concentration of solute outside the cells of bacteria. This results in movement of water outwards from the cell and thus bacteria gets killed.
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