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If you put the blood cells in very salty water the molecules would go from a higher concentration to a lower. In conclusion the blood cells would shrink.

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They would shrivel up due to the osmotic gradient. The salt causes the intracellular fluid to leave the cell and cause it to atrophy.

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Q: What would happen if red blood cells were placed in very little salt water?
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