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Why would red blood cells burst if you placed them in pure water?
because red blood cells are blood and if they can disolve there for they will burt cause the blood has acid in it.
What happens to red blood cells when they are placed in distilled water?
because of osmosis it would get fatter and fatter with water till it burst. aww.
Would red blood cells burst when placed in fresh water?
Yes - this is because there is a higher solute concentration inside the cell, so there will be a net movement of water into the cell (trying to reach equilibrium). This will eventually cause the cell to burst.
What would happen to red blood cells if they were placed in a hypotonic solution?
They would burst because a hypotonic solution relative to the cells is one where the water content is high and solute content low, so water from the solution would rush into the red blood cells causing them to burst. In other words, osmosis is occurring where water is diffusing down a concentration gradient from high potential (where it is in excess) to low potential (where there is a lower concentration).
What would happen to a red blood cell if placed in distilled water without any solution?
The red blood cell would undergo hemolysis, or bursting, as water would enter the cell due to osmosis. The high concentration of water outside the cell compared to inside would cause the cell to swell and eventually burst.
What is haemolysing?
An example would be when red blood cells burst because they have been placed in a solution that has a lower concentration of salts than blood plasma.
What would happen to red blood cells in the body if blood lost through injury were replaced with pure water?
Water that is added would tend to equalize the amount of sodium and other substance inside the cell with what is outside the cell. Since the RBCs have more inside them, the pure water would move into the cell. This would cause the RBCs to swell and perhaps burst. The amount of water that is added to the blood would determined if the cells would burst. More pure water, the more likely the cell will burst.
What would happened if a cell containing many dissolved solutes placed in pure water?
Water would enter the cell via osmosis and it would finally burst.
What will happen to a red blood cell if it is placed into a beaker of pure water?
If a red blood cell is placed into a hypotonic solution then the water concentration inside the cell is lower than outside the cell. The salt concentration is higher inside the cell than outside. So, due to the process of osmosis (water will travel from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration) and the water will enter the red blood cell, increasing the pressure inside the cells. Red blood cells only have a thin membrane, they therefore can not cope with this high pressure and will eventually burst.
What would happen if you put red blood cell in distilled water?
because of osmosis it would get fatter and fatter with water till it burst. aww.
What happens if you put a red blood cell in pure water?
A red blood cell placed in water will lyse or burst. The red blood cell is hypertonic in comparison to the pure water (hypotonic). Water will rush in to equalize the concentrations via osmosis, and the cell will lyse.
What would happen to a cell if it were placed into a solution of lower osmolarity?
it would burst
