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Your question is confusing, did you mean "distilled" water?
Your body & cells live and function not in a pure water environment, but water with several electrolytes in specific concentrations: sodium, potassium, calcium, chloride and several others.
If you placed red blood cells into pure water (distilled water) that did not have any of the electrolytes mentioned above, the distilled water would enter the blood cells through the process of osmosis.
The basic idea of osmosis is that if there is a chemical gradient and a permeable membrane separating this gradient, there will be a transfer of water trying to reach an equillibrium.
The solution in your red blood cells would be hyperosmotic compared to the distilled water. The cell membranes are semi-permeable, and would allow some of the distilled water to enter the cell, trying to balance the osmolarity.
The effect would be that the red blood cells would swell with distilled water and likely burst--like an over-filled water balloon.
If enough red blood cells were to pop, they could release enough electrolytes into the distilled water to keep other red blood cells from swelling and popping.
What else can I help you with?
What will happen if red blood cells are transferred to seawater?
as u know, seawater is salty ,that is hypertonic.. when u place RBC in sea water it will swell and then burst.
Where does phagocytosis happen?
Phagocytosis takes place in the blood.
What originates in bone marrow?
Bone marrow produce red and white blood cells.
What steps take place in the body to bring blood to the cells?
No
What steps take place in the body to bring blood to cells?
No
What part does the body bring food to cells where respiration takes place?
red blood cells
Where does most of the cleanup of dead red blood cells take place?
Most of the cleanup of dead red blood cells takes place in the spleen. The spleen contains specialized cells called macrophages that engulf and break down the old red blood cells, recycling their components for future use in the body.
Where the exchange of nutrients in the blood and wastes from the cells take place?
Kidneys
What are some of the benefits of banking cord blood cells?
Cord blood is the richest blood a person will ever have. It is full of stem cells, which created organs in the first place. This blood can be used to treat numerous ailments.
When and in what cells does meosis happen?
Meiosis occurs when diploid cells produce haploid daughter cells and takes place in sexually reproducing organs.
What brings oxygen to cells?
various reasons. the blood is responsible for delivering oxygen to the cells. as a result anything blocks the blood from reaching the cells will limit the oxygen. or some intoxication such as CO toxicity which replace the place of oxygen in the blood.
In which organ system would you place white blood cells?
In the circulatory system.
