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What do you think will happen to the egg when water passes out of the egg cell?

User Jerry Lee
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Answer:

If the membrane were completely permeable, water molecules would move in and protein would move out until both solutions were the same concentration. Since the egg membrane is semi-permeable, water can move in but proteins cannot move out. If a naked egg is placed in the corn syrup the egg will shrink

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Answer:

the egg will shrink and shrivel up

Step-by-step explanation:

when a cell is put into a hypersonic solution, all water will leave the cell to create an equal balance of water on both sides of the cell wall.

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