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PLEASE HELP!!! A red blood cell is placed into a hypertonic solution. What will happen to the red blood cell? it will lose water it will gain water nothing, since red blood cells have a cell membrane it
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A red blood cell is placed into a hypertonic solution. What will happen to the red blood cell?
it will lose water
it will gain water
nothing, since red blood cells have a cell membrane it can control water movement effectively

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Answer: It will lose water i think.

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It will loose water and shrink
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