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the cells expand due to osmosis. the solution then becomes hypertonic

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Q: What happens is a cell is placed in salt water?
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What happens when fresh water cell is placed in salt water?

it dies


Is a cell is placed in a salt water water leaves cell by?

If a cell is placed in salt water, water leaves the cell by osmosis.


If a cell is placed in salt water water leaves the cell by .?

If a cell is placed in salt water, water leaves the cell by osmosis.


What happens to a leaf cell if it were placed in a highly concentrated salt solution?

The cell would lose water and the membrane would collapse.


If a cell is placed in a salt water water leave cell by?

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A Cell is placed in a salt solution whose concentration is greater than cell?

When a cell is placed in salt water it will shrink, but will swell in carbonated water. m.c


What happens to a cell placed in distilled water and then transferred to 5 percent salt will it get bigger or smaller?

Get larger,then smaller


What happens when table salt sodium chlorideNaCl is placed in water?

It makes salt and water!


What will happen to freshwater bacterial cell that is placed in salt water?

Water leaves the cell, causing the cell to shrink.


What happens to fresh water fish are placed in salt water?

They die because they can not live in saltwater, due to the salt.


What will happen to a freshwater bacterial cell that is placed in salt water Will water enter or leave the cell?

It will leave the cell, causing the cell to shrink.


What could be observed if a cell is placed in salt solution?

hi!!! if a cell is placed inside a salt solution then cell boundary going for raptured due to the water molecules comes out from cell to maintain the cons. equilibria.