Osmosis
Why?
Osmosis is the movement of water across a membrane from a dilute solution to a more concentrated one.
A potato chip in salty water loses water and goes floppy, while one in pure water takes in water and becomes firm.
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A red blood cell placed in pure water swells until it bursts, but in very salty water it shrivels up.
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