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In this case the solution is hypotonic in relation to the cell. The cell swells up and ruptures as the water rushes in, and since the animal cell has no cell wall it cannot become turgid (stop letting in water), therefore the cell will rupture.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoPure water is very bad for humans. People who drink distilled water put themselves at risk for a number of problems. Our body's cells have a specific osmotic pressure to maintain. If our cells come into contact with pure water, (called an "ultrahypotonic solution"), then the cells may burst due to the imbalance of ions and osmotic pressure across the cell.
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∙ 13y agoWhen an animal cell is placed in pure water, the cell would burst.
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∙ 12y agowhat will happen to a cell when placed in pure water (hypotonic solution)
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∙ 12y agoThe cell is hypertonic to the environment, so water will diffuse into the cell, causing the cell to lyse, or burst.
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∙ 13y agoit will turn into a turgid cell as water will move into the animal cell due to endosmosis.
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∙ 12y agoThis is a hypotonic solution that would cause water to osmotically run down it's concentration gradient into the cell and swell it up.
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∙ 14y agoit would implode.
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∙ 12y agoIt expands
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What happens if a cell is dropped into a container of pure water?
Water moves into the cell.
When the onion cell is placed in the pure water the size of the cell would be bigger after one hour but when you placed the cheek cell into the pure water it will burst why is that so?
An Onion cell as a contractile vacuole. This allows the cells to remover more water especially when placed into a hypotonic solution. An epithelial skin cell of the cheek does not have a contractile vacuole. The acess water cannot be stored, therefore the cell bursts.
Why animal cells burst when they are placed in pure water?
Animal cell are hypertonic to the water i.e. they have more solute concentration inside the cell when placed in pure water. Now by the law solvent(water here) move from low concentration of solute to high concentration of solute so water move inside the animal cell which make cell to swell up and when the swelling pressure increase then wall pressure the cell get burst
What happens in a animal cell in pure water an why does this not happen in a plant cell?
It can possibly burst.
Will an animal cell shrink if placed in pure water?
No, the animal cell will actually grow in size through diffusion of water into the inside of the cell because of it's lower concentration of water.
What happens if a cell is dropped into a container of pure water?
Water moves into the cell.
When the onion cell is placed in the pure water the size of the cell would be bigger after one hour but when you placed the cheek cell into the pure water it will burst why is that so?
An Onion cell as a contractile vacuole. This allows the cells to remover more water especially when placed into a hypotonic solution. An epithelial skin cell of the cheek does not have a contractile vacuole. The acess water cannot be stored, therefore the cell bursts.
Why animal cells burst when they are placed in pure water?
Animal cell are hypertonic to the water i.e. they have more solute concentration inside the cell when placed in pure water. Now by the law solvent(water here) move from low concentration of solute to high concentration of solute so water move inside the animal cell which make cell to swell up and when the swelling pressure increase then wall pressure the cell get burst
What happens in a animal cell in pure water an why does this not happen in a plant cell?
It can possibly burst.
What can happen if a cell placed in pure water 100 percent?
swell up and lyse
What happens to the plant cells when pure water is added?
Because there is more salt in the plant cells, when they are placed in pure water (with no salt), water will move into the cells in an effort to balance the concentration inside the cell and out the cell. The plant cells will become enlarged with water and may burst. This is a way to make wilted celery to become like it did when it was bought.
Will an animal cell shrink if placed in pure water?
No, the animal cell will actually grow in size through diffusion of water into the inside of the cell because of it's lower concentration of water.
What would happen if a cell containing many solutes was placed in a pure water?
We wouled all die
What would happen if a normal cell were placed in a beaker of pure water?
it would absorb more and more water until it will explode
What would happened if a cell containing many dissolved solutes placed in pure water?
Water would enter the cell via osmosis and it would finally burst.
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.
What would happen if you placed an artificial cell with 5M glucose in a beaker with pure water?
A solution which has a high concentration of a solute (example - glucose) will have a low water concentration. But when you look at pure water it has a high water concentration. So if a cell contains a high concentration of glucose and was placed in a pure water solution, water would simply move down its concentration gradient (going from high to low) which eventually causes the cell to swell. I hope this helped :D
