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Why does a carrot feel spongy after being soaked in salt water?​
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Why does a carrot feel spongy after being soaked in salt water?​

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because Putting a carrot in salty water will make it shrivel up, as water leaves the carrot's cells to enter the salty water -- a process called osmosis.
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