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Pickles are cucumbers preserved in a brine solution containing dill, alum, and salt. Cucumbers shrink to a fraction of their normal size in the pickle jar. This happens because of the relative salt content of the pickling solution, which is a(n) ___________ solution. A) osmotic B) hypotonic C) isotonic D) hypertonic

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The salt solution is hypertonic
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