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If a blood cell is sitting in a hypertonic solution, what will happen to the cell?

A. Nothing will happen to the cell, it will stay the same

B. The cell will expand as water moves into the cell to try to balance the solute concentrations

C. The cell will shrink as water moves out of the cell to try to balance the solute concentrations

D. The cell will expand as salts move into it from the outside environment.

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Answer:C. The cell will shrink as water moves out of the cell to try to balance the solute concentrations

Step-by-step explanation:

A cell placed into a hypertonic solution will shrivel and die by a process known as plasmolysis.

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