Question

A red blood cell placed in a hypertonic solution will shrink in a process called crenation. A red blood cell placed in a hypotonic solution will swell and potentially burst in a process called hemolysis.

True / False.

Answer 1

True

Step-by-step explanation:

This process is called Chemiosmotic Theory.

Two different solutions with a semi-permeable barrier (it allows to pass throw just water or solute, not both) will try to get into equilibrium.

Then, if you allows to pass just water though the barrier, it will go from the solution with less solute to the solution with more solute, in order to reach the solution equilibrium.