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Q.Swelling of a sprained foot is reduced by soaking it in hot water containing a large amount of common salt,

(a) due to osmosis
(b) due to plasmolysis
(c) due to electrolysis
(d) due to photolysis
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Step 1. A sprain causes local inflammation, and fluid accumulates in and around the injured tissue, producing visible swelling (oedema).

Step 2. A strong salt solution is hypertonic compared with the fluid inside the swollen tissue. When the foot is soaked in such a solution, water moves out of the tissue and into the surrounding hypertonic solution, down its concentration gradient, across the semi-permeable cell membranes — this movement of water is osmosis. …

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