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?

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Kevin Nisbet · Answer 1 · 2021-07-04T12:05:08+0000

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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