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Why don't potato cells swell and burst when placed in distilled water?
Potatos are plants and they have cell walls.
Will the size of an unboiled strip of potato increase when placed in distilled water for 2 hours?
Yes, because the distilled water has higher water potential as compared the the strip potato, so water will enter the potato by osmosis, through a partially permeable membrane, causing it to increase in size (:
Why do onion cells not rupture when placed in distilled water?
Because plant cells have a rigid cell wall
What is the environment of a red blood cell when red blood cells are approximately 0.25 percent salt Red blood cells are placed in distilled water?
The distilled water is a hypotonic environment.
Why is it ok to drink distilled water but detrimental to red blood cells?
1) Red blood cells placed in placed in distilled water cannot reach equilibrium so they will lyse due to osmosis.2) Water you drink is assimilated into the body through the gut...it doesn't just hit the bloodstream or any other unprotected cells.
What is the direction of water movement in a cylinder of potato tissue in distilled water?
In a cylinder of potato tissue placed in distilled water, the direction of water movement will be from the external solution (distilled water) into the potato tissue due to osmosis. This is because the potato cells have a higher solute concentration compared to the external solution, resulting in water moving into the cells to equalize the concentration gradient.
Why don't potato cells swell and burst when placed in distilled water?
Potatos are plants and they have cell walls.
What term describes the condition of plant cells after being placed in distilled water?
What term describes the condition of plant cells after being placed in distilled water?
Is distilled water hypotonic to potato or hypertonic?
Distilled water is hypotonic to potato.
Will the size of an unboiled strip of potato increase when placed in distilled water for 2 hours?
Yes, because the distilled water has higher water potential as compared the the strip potato, so water will enter the potato by osmosis, through a partially permeable membrane, causing it to increase in size (:
When the onion and cheek epithelial cells was placed in the distilled water?
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Why do onion cells not rupture when placed in distilled water?
Because plant cells have a rigid cell wall
What is the environment of a red blood cell when red blood cells are approximately 0.25 percent salt Red blood cells are placed in distilled water?
The distilled water is a hypotonic environment.
What happend to the piece of potato immersed in a distilled water?
The potato will likely get bigger or explode because of osmosis, which is a type of diffusion using water. Diffusuion is the process by which molecules move from areas of high concentration to low concentration areas.
What happens if a potato slice is placed in pure water?
When a potato slice/piece is placed in pure water, it gains mass and appears to be blown up. This is because the water is travelling into the potato because it has a lower concentration of water inside it.
Why is it ok to drink distilled water but detrimental to red blood cells?
1) Red blood cells placed in placed in distilled water cannot reach equilibrium so they will lyse due to osmosis.2) Water you drink is assimilated into the body through the gut...it doesn't just hit the bloodstream or any other unprotected cells.
What would happen if you placed a slice of cucumber in distilled water?
If a cucumber is placed in distilled water, the water molecules will flow into the cell by osmosis. This happens because the distilled water solution has a lower osmotic pressure than the cucumber cell.
