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Why do red blood cells appear smaller after being exposed to a hypertonic starch solution?
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Why do red blood cells appear smaller after being exposed to a hypertonic starch solution?

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Hypertonic solutions cause water to diffuse out of the cell. This occurs because the concentration of starch is inside the cell is smaller compared to the ammount outside of the cell.
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