Addition of more solutes in a given solution will :
raise its water potential
lower its water potential
make its water potential zero
not affect the water potential at all
If some solute is dissolved in pure water, the solution has lower free water and the concentration of water decreases, reducing it's water potential. The magnitude of this lowering due to dissolution of a solute is called solute potential.
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