Salt isn't a cell...salt is a mineral.
Most salt will work just be sure that what you use does not have YPS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_ferrocyanide) in it as it clogs the cell and they are costly to replace.
salt is bad for health because the cell shrinks when the salt goes into the cell
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 osmosis.
no, putting a cell in a solution with a high concentration of salt will cause all the water to leave the cell, called dessication, which kills the cell.
the usual pool pump to move water through the salt cell , the salt cell itsalf consisting of an anode and a cathode, and the power transformer or control panel to supply power to the salt cell ,, in some cases the transformer is made inside the salt cell.
When a cell is immersed in a high salt concentration environment, the water inside the cell will tend to move out of the cell to try to balance the concentration of salt inside and outside the cell. This can lead to shrinkage of the cell due to water loss, which can disrupt normal cellular processes. Ultimately, high salt concentrations can be harmful to cells and may even cause cell death.
It's called osmosis. The salt concentrations inside and outside the cell will "try" to reach an equilibrium, and since the salt concentration outside the cell is higher, water will flow out of the cell, making it shrink.
When a cell is placed in salt water it will shrink, but will swell in carbonated water. m.c
When there is more salt around the cell than in the cell
A high level of salt in a cell would cause water molecules to move passively into the cell.
When the cell was placed in the higher concentration of salt diffusion would make the concentrations inside the cell and outside the cell became equal, thus placing more salt in the cell. The cell would become crenated. The water would be pulled out and the cell become like a prune or raisin.