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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.
0)
A)
osmotic
B)
hypotonic
C)
isotonic
D)
hypertonic

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The answer is Hypotonic (B)
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