A red blood cell placed in a hypotonic solution?

Answer 1

This is not true. An isotonic solution is one that is equivalent in concentration to that found within human plasma so that is usually desirable. On the other hand, a person may have too little of an ion. In that case the amount needs to be replaced using a hypertonic solution. The trouble with that is that if the patient is not carefully monitored, too much of whatever ion is used will enter the cells, causing the cells to draw more water in to maintain balance. When that happens, especially with sodium, the patient must be monitored closely because giving too much can cause the sodium level in the cells to exceed normal levels. When that happens, the cells draw more water in which can cause the cells to swell and then the membranes to begin to leak such as we see with pulmonary edema.

Answer 2

A red blood cell will swell and burst when placed in a hypotonic solution. A hypotonic solution has a lower solute concentration than the interior of the cell. Placing a cell in distilled water will cause it to swell and burst as distilled water is hypotonic to the cytoplasm of the cell.

Answer 3

A red blood cell placed in a hypotonic solution will swell and potentially burst due to water entering the cell to equalize the concentration gradient. The solution has a lower solute concentration compared to the inside of the cell, causing water to move in.

Answer 4

A Red Blood Cell will burst in a Hypotonic environment, when too much water flows into the Red Blood Cell, causing to expand and burst.

Answer 5

Then RBC will swell into a spheric shape!

Answer 6

A hypotonic solution.

Answer 7

hypotonic solution

Answer 8

Hypertonic