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5. On sprinkling common salt on grass growing in lawn, the grass is killed. Explain

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Adding salt results on less water
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Adding salt results in loss of water from the grass cells due to exosmosis. as the concentration of salt is more outside the cells, the water leaves the cell to maintain equilibrium on both sides of the cell.

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