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Why does the skin of your finger shrink when you wash clothes for a long time?
The cell membrane of skin cells, which lacks a and function more like a solution than a cellular fluid, is directly exposed to soap solution or detergent water. Because cell membranes are semi-permeable, water moves out of cells when exposed to hypertonic solutions. This causes skin cells to contract, giving the appearance that your fingers are shrinking. is the term used to describe the process by which water leaves a cell in a hypertonic solution.
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