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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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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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