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Normally the salt concentration in human cells is 9 g/Liter. After you eat a very salty meal, your intestinal concentration of salt might rise to 40 g/Liter. In this situation, what will happen to your cells

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Answer:

Shrink

Step-by-step explanation:

The cells will shrink because they lose water by osmosis.

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