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State what would happen in each of the following: (a)if a plant cell is kept in; (i)strong salt solution ...

State what would happen in each of the following:
(a)if a plant cell is kept in;
(i)strong salt solution
(i)distilled water

(b)if a red blood cell is kept in;
(i)distilled water
(ii)concentrated salt solution

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Edith
a. i.) If a plant cells is placed in strong salt solution it will lose water by osmosis and it will become flaccid.

ii.) If a plant cell is placed in distilled water it will become turgid and the presence of the cell wall prevents it from bursting.

b. i.) If a red blood cell is kept in distilled it will burst because water moves from a high water concentration outside the cell to a low water concentration inside the cell.

ii.) If a red blood cell is kept in a concentrated salt solution it will shrink in size due to osmotic pressure differences until it reaches a favourable size.
eddynightsy answered the question on April 30, 2018 at 21:40

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