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Using your knowledge of hypertonic solutions and hypotonic solutions, why would it be unhealthy to drink salt water?

Using your knowledge of hypertonic solutions and hypotonic solutions, why would it be unhealthy to drink salt water?
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Using your knowledge of hypertonic solutions and hypotonic solutions, why would it be unhealthy to drink salt water?

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Because then your body would have to take in a lot of water to make up for the high salt concentration being brought in.

Your body would be an hypertonic environment ( less concentration )
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