Question

the process of pickling vegetables involves osmosis. salt is more highly concentrated in salt water than it is in vegetables. for this reason, when a vegetable is placed in a jar of salt water, water molecules will pass via osmosis from areas of lower salt concentration (inside of the vegetable cells) to areas of higher salt concentration (the salt water surrounding the vegetables). this leaves the vegetables crispier. which term matches the picture? diffusion osmosis

Explanation:

Diffusion is the movement of molecules from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration. Osmosis is the movement of water molecules across a semi - permeable membrane from an area of lower solute concentration to an area of higher solute concentration. The picture shows the spreading of a substance (like the blue dye) in a liquid, which is a general movement of molecules (not specifically water across a membrane as in osmosis).

Answer:

diffusion