It is hypertonic.
A 10% NaCl solution is hypertonic to a blood cell and would cause the cell to shrink, aka crenation.
Hypertonic solutions cause cells to lose water.
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no, It's isotonic.
If a cell is placed into a hypotonic solution, the water will flow into the cell causing it to swell and possibly lyse. If a cell is placed into a hypertonic solution, the water will flow out of the cell causing it to crenate. So hemolysis occurs when the red blood cells lyse.
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Yes, and this can cause the cell to explode. This is not life threatening however, because we have skin cells to protect us.
Hypertonic fluid overload is a medical condition in which there is too much fluid in a person's blood. This is caused by an increase of sodium content.