What happens to red blood cells in the following solutions
A) Salt water?
B) Distilled Water ie. Hypotonic solution?
C) Tap water ie. Isotonic Solution?

Answer :

Answer:

A) The red blood cell will lose water and shrink

B) The red blood cell will gain water, swell and eventually burst; aka hemolysis

C) The red blood cell will fill up with water and burst

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