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What happens to the red blood cells when mix with salt solution?
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∙ 13y ago
Red blood cells that are put in a dilute salt solution swell because of osmosis. This process causes red blood cells to swell in hypotonic solutions because the liquid tries to dilute the cells' solution since it tries to equalize the solution's tonicities.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 10y agobecause the membrane is permeable to the particles in the suspending solution. The particles will move along a concentration gradient into the cells. As the particles enter the cell and the internal concentration of total particles increases, water flows in to compensate.
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∙ 13y agoif concentration of salt is high...it gets shrinked..n if cncntration is low it gets bursted.....
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∙ 12y agoDue to Exosmosis.
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What is a hypotonic solution?
A hypotonic solution is a solution with a lower salt concentration than in normal cells of the body and the blood.
A solution that contains a lower concentration of salt than living red blood cells would be?
It's a hypotonic solution. ex; blood, tears.
What happens is a cell is placed in salt water?
Try it yourself !
What would happen if you put red blood cells into a salty solution?
Provided the concentration of salt is higher than the salt concentration in the red blood cell, the red blood cell, through the process of osmosis and the principal of diffusion, will shrink, as water flows from within the red blood cell to the solution
Do cells shrink in isotonic solution?
No, but in salt solution: Yes.
What happens to cells in saltwater?
cells shrink because salt water is hypertonic solution.
What is the effect of the salt solution on the red blood cells in hyper tonic?
Red blood cells in a hypertonic solution will shrink. This occurs as water moves out of the red blood cell.
What is the effect of isotonic salt solution on rbc?
Iso means same, therefore the salt solution concentration is the same as the concentration of salt within the blood cells. So nothing happens - the RBC's remain the same (no shrinking/crenating or swelling/lysing)
What is a hypotonic solution?
A hypotonic solution is a solution with a lower salt concentration than in normal cells of the body and the blood.
Which suspension would leave red blood cells wrinkled and reduced in volume?
Red blood cells in 10% salt solution
A solution that contains a lower concentration of salt than living red blood cells would be?
It's a hypotonic solution. ex; blood, tears.
What happens to potato strip in dilute water?
This depends on the concentration of the salt solution. If the water potential of the salt solution is greater (less concentrated) than the cell sap of the potato cells, water would move into the potato cells, increasing the size of the potato strip. If the water potential of the salt solution is lower (more concentrated) than the cell sap of the potato cells, water would move out of the potato cells in the salt solution, decreasing the size of the potato strip.
A water solution that has the same salt concentration as the cells is said to be?
A water solution that has the same salt concentration as the cells is said to be is isotonic.
What happens is a cell is placed in salt water?
Try it yourself !
Do cells shrink in isotonic solution?
No, but in salt solution: Yes.
What would happen if you put red blood cells into a salty solution?
Provided the concentration of salt is higher than the salt concentration in the red blood cell, the red blood cell, through the process of osmosis and the principal of diffusion, will shrink, as water flows from within the red blood cell to the solution
What happens when you put a red blood cell in concentrated salt solutions?
A red blood cell placed in a concentrated sugar solution will shrink and wrinkle. The red blood cell is hypotonic and the concentrated sugar solution is hypertonic. Water will rush out of the cell causing diffusion leading to the cell's shrinking.
