Question

Question 16 (1 point) Suppose some blood cells were in a hypertonic solution. What would happen to them? They would shrink. They would remain the same size. They would expand. The outcome is not predictable.

Answer 1

Answer is: They would shrink.

It is given that red blood cells are placed in hyperyonic solution. The hypertonic solution has higher solute as compared to the red bllod cell. Hence water potential is more in red blood cell and it is found lower in hypertonic solution.

we know that water movement occurs from the region of higher water potential to the lower water potential. That's why water movement occurs outside the red blood cell.

Hence red blood cells will shrink in hypertonic solution.

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