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osmosis, which is diffusion of water across a membrane from an area with lower solute concentration to an area of higher solute concentration to equalize the concentration on both sides of the membrane.
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∙ 9y agoIf a cell is placed in salt water, water leaves the cell by osmosis.
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∙ 8y agoWater moves according to an concentration gradient. Water potential gradient between two places
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Higher salt concentration outside cell than inside what would happen?
Through the process of osmosis, the water inside the cell would leave the cell in order to equalize the concentration of water relative to salt in and outside the cell. The cell would shrink. Salt is not passing through at all.
A cell placed in the salt solution shrinks because?
Salt is "hygroscopic" or "water attracting". The cell "wall" is a membrane, and water can seep through a membrane, and will travel one way or the other until the proportion of salt in the water is equalized on each side of the membrane.A living cell has a fairly low salinity, while a salt solution may have a fairly high salinity. So water will flow from the cell, leaving salt IN the cell, while diluting (in some miniscule fashion) the salt solution outside.
A cell containing 98 percent water in its cytoplasm is placed in a 2 percent salt solution It should?
It loses water
What would happen to a blood cell placed in a hyper tonic salt solution?
It would crenate (shrivel up). The water within would exit the cell to attempt to balance the excess salt concentration in the solution.
What happens to animal cells in salt water?
Salt water is hypertonic (has more solute) to the cell. So when an animal cell is put in salt solution water will rush out and the cell will shrivel up because there is too much salt and too little water inside. the salt solution is said to be hypertonic to the cytoplasm of the cells.
If a cell is placed in a salt water water leave cell by?
Osmosis
What will happen to a freshwater bacterial cell that is placed in salt water Will water enter or leave the cell?
It will leave the cell, causing the cell to shrink.
Is a cell is placed in a salt water water leaves cell by?
If a cell is placed in salt water, water leaves the cell by osmosis.
If a cell is placed in salt water water leaves the cell by .?
If a cell is placed in salt water, water leaves the cell by osmosis.
What will happen to a red blood cell if placed in a bowl of concentrated salt solution?
Water will leave the cell and the cell will shrink and shrivel.
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
What happens when fresh water cell is placed in salt water?
it dies
What would happen if a cell was placed in a strong salt solution?
The overwhelming extracellular Na+ would make water leave the cell, causing it to shrivel.Water comes out of the cell to develop equilibrium.
What will happen to freshwater bacterial cell that is placed in salt water?
Water leaves the cell, causing the cell to shrink.
What could be observed if a cell is placed in salt solution?
hi!!! if a cell is placed inside a salt solution then cell boundary going for raptured due to the water molecules comes out from cell to maintain the cons. equilibria.
What would happen if freshwater bacterial cells are placed in salt water?
water leaves the cell causeing the cell to shrink.
Cremation of a red blood cell may occur when it is placed in?
salt or a water solution containing alot of salt
