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A red blood cell with 5% solute is placed into a solution with 15% solute. What will happen to the cell ?
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A red blood cell with 5% solute is placed into a solution with 15% solute. What will happen to the cell ?

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The red blood cell would swell.

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Since the red blood cell is placed in a solution that has 10% solute than itself, the red blood cell would swell since the solution is a hypotonic solution.

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