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While performing the experiment with raisins to determine the percentage of water absorbed by them, a student made following measurements:

Mass of water in the beaker = 40 g

Mass of raisins before soaking = 5 g

Mass of raisins after soaking for 2 hours = 8 g

Mass of water left in the beaker after the experiment = 35 g

The percentage of water absorbed by raisins is:


A


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D


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Solution

The correct option is D



The percentage of water absorbed by raisins is calculated by using the formula
W2W1W1×100
where, W2 is the weight of wet raisin and W1 is the weight of dry raisin.
The Correct Answer is D


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