When a red blood cell is placed in hypertonic (very concentrated) solutions of nacl?

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When a red blood cell is placed in hypertonic (very concentrated) solutions of nacl?

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The red blood cell is going to get larger and eventually burst because the water is going from the solution and into the cell

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