Biology for IGCSE & O level - Movement Into And Out Of Cells (Section 4 - No. 8)
A red blood cell is placed in distilled water. What will most likely happen?
The cell will shrink.
The cell will burst.
The cell will remain unchanged.
The cell will become plasmolysed.
Explanation
Distilled water is hypotonic to the cell; water will enter the cell by osmosis, causing it to swell and eventually burst.
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