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Why all solutions have a lower water potential than pure water?

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Why all solutions have a lower water potential than pure water?

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If some solute is dissolved in pure water, the solution has fewer free water and the concentration of pure water decreases, reducing its water potential, hence all solutions have lower water potential than pure water.

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