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Explain what happens to a red blood cell when it is placed in a pure water? ​

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Answer: Hemolysis

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When a red blood cell is placed in pure water, the water enters the blood cell by osmosis and this then causes the red blood cells to burst, the burst is known as Hemolysis.

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