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How does salt affect people's cells?

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13y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

Salt attracts water because water is polar and salt has a slight charge. Since salt cannot fit through the cell membrane through diffusion, the salt will suck out all the water in one's cells. This causes dehydration and too much may cause death

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