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the solution inside a plant cell is approximately a 1% saline solution. in a 25% nacl solution the cytoplasm of a plant cell will

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The cell has 1% concentration of the salt. The external environment is highly concentrated with 25% saline solution. This will lead to release of water outside the cell, by passive diffusion from a region of high conentration of solvent to lower concentration. Thus, the cell will shrink.
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