0
Would a red blood cell increase or decrease in size if placed in a saline solution?
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
Yes, it increases due to osmosis. The water goes into it, swelling it up and then it bursts with the pressure of too much water.
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Who invented the saline solution?
Sydney Ringer invented the saline solution.
What type of solution is saline solution?
Saline is a homogenous solution of salt in water.
What is the mineral found in Saline solution?
Saline solution is a mixture of salt and water.
Are NS and NSS the same solution?
Yes. NS=Normal Saline and NSS=Normal Saline Solution
Do you irrigate with saline solution and use dakins solution after?
No
Could Saline through iv elevate blood alcohol level?
Saline solution cannot increase blood alcohol level.
What appearance will red blood cells have when they are placed in 90 percent NaCI?
9% NaCl is a hypertonic saline solution. Red blood cells will appear to shrink as they lose water out of the cell membrane and into the saline solution.
Who invented the saline solution?
Sydney Ringer invented the saline solution.
What type of solution is saline solution?
Saline is a homogenous solution of salt in water.
What is a saline solid or liquid or solution?
saline solution is salted water with 0.85% of salt
What is the mineral found in Saline solution?
Saline solution is a mixture of salt and water.
Which are isotonic?
Isotonic solution is a solution in which the concentration of solutes is essentially equal to that of cytosol of the cell placed in that solution. There is no net osmotic pressure on a membrane placed between 2 isotonic solutions.
Why doe cucumbers shrink in highly saline solution?
Cucumber shrink in saline solution, because the saline solution draws out the water from the cucumber causing it to shrink. -Jaralzila
Why is ti advisable to use normal saline solution rather than water?
Not sure what you are using saline solution for but i would say that saline solution is steril and water is not.
Is eye wash distilled water?
Eye wash is usually sterile saline solution so that it does not burn or sting when placed on the eye.
Is normal saline is hypertonic solution?
Yes this saline is a hypertonic solution but 3% saline is also not normal. There is nothing "normal" about it. There is only one "normal saline" and that is 0.9%.
What mineral is found in a saline solution?
The mineral found in saline solution is salt (sodium chloride).
