A red blood cell has a salt concentration of 150mM, and has been placed in a breaker containing 500mM salt. Assuming the membrane is permeable to water but not ions, what will happen to the cell in terms of osmosis

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Janet Shelton

5 April, 19:34

A red blood cell has a salt concentration of 150mM, and has been placed in a breaker containing 500mM salt. Assuming the membrane is permeable to water but not ions, what will happen to the cell in terms of osmosis

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Shawn · Answer 1

Water would move out of the by osmosis from of high concentrations to an area of low concentration. Salt ions would undergo a net movement by diffusion from the surrounding solutions into the cell.