Why does a live snail melt when you rub salt on their body?

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Why does a live snail melt when you rub salt on their body?

2006-07-09 21:58:06 · 5 answers · asked by Ken Chee 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

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in laymen's terms, when you rub salt on a snail, you cause the snail's cells to collapse as they try to restore balance between the salinity inside and outside their cells through osmosis.

2006-07-09 22:04:55 · answer #1 · answered by gwenwifar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

massive osmosis from the salt pulling the water from the cells

2006-07-10 05:02:17 · answer #2 · answered by lampoilman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

perfect osmotic balance

2006-07-10 05:14:27 · answer #3 · answered by ngonde 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

wow, that's the first time i heard of this, i sure learn something today.

2006-07-10 05:37:50 · answer #4 · answered by firefly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

i think it just dries them out....

2006-07-10 05:01:09 · answer #5 · answered by Invisible Edna 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋