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Question : What is water potential ? |
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Answer» Solution :1. The concept of water potential was introduced in 1960 by Slatyer and TAYLOR. 2. Water potential is potential energy of water in a system COMPARED to pure water when both temperature and pressure are kept the same. 3. It is also a measure of how freely water molecules can move in a particular ENVIRONMENT or system. 4. Water potential is denoted by the Greek symbol `psi` (psi) and measured in Pascal (Pa). At standard temperature the water potential of pure water is zero . |
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