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 Addition of more solutes in a given solution will :

Option: 1

lower its water potential


Option: 2

make its water potential zero


Option: 3

not affect the water potential at all


Option: 4

raise its water potential


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If some solute is dissolved in pure water, the solution has lower free water and the concentration of water decrease, reducing its water potential. The magnitude of this lowering due to the dissolution of a solute is called solute potential.

Hence, the correct option is (1).

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