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What will happen if a cell is placed in salty or sugar water?

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The cells will shrink if placed in a solution of sugar or salt in water due to osmosis. When an animal cell and plant cell will be kept in a solution of sugar or salt in water, the cell will undergo the process of osmosis.

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