Which of the following is true when a solute is added to water?

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asked Jan 30, 2022 in Food Engineering by Amelia (93.7k points)

Which of the following is true when a solute is added to water?

(a) Concentration of water is increased

(b) Interaction with solute may break or increase the water structures

(c) None of the mentioned

(d) Neither of the mentioned

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This interesting question is from Principles of Semi-Moist Foods-2 topic in section Principles of Semi-Moist Foods, Principles of Food Preservation by Fermentation, Principles of Food Pickling and Curing and Principles of Food Storage Stability of Food Engineering

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