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Q: Why does an egg without its shell swell when it is placed in a bowl of water?
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Do grapes swell after being placed in salt water for a hour?

No


Why does a cell placed in hypotonic solution swell?

water flows into the cell


What happens to a prune when placed in distilled water does it shrink swell or stay the same and why?

It will swell. In the given conditions, the hypotense solution will allow a great influx of the distilled water.


What would happen if you placed a normal body cell into fresh water?

it cause it to swell


What can happen if a cell placed in pure water 100 percent?

swell up and lyse


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


Why does water enter a cell that is placed in a hypotonic solution?

water enters a cell by osmosis, causing the cell to swell.


Potato cells placed in distilled water will?

take up the water, swell


If You can pell a raw egg without breaking the membrane or melt away the shell in vinegar If you place it in a glass of water it will swell in size until it breaks why is that?

Water diffuses in from the glass because there is a higher concentration of salts in the egg.


Why don't potato cells swell and burst when placed in distilled water?

Potatos are plants and they have cell walls.


A cell containing 98 percent water in its cytoplasm is placed in a 2 percent salt solution It should?

It loses water


Why do raisins swell when kept in water?

Raisins are just dried grapes, so when raisins are kept in water they re-absorb liquid (that they lost in the drying process). They swell to accommodate the new liquid.