2006-10-15 10:45:24 · 4 answers · asked by Brendan 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Osmotic pressure will cause them to burst.
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2006-10-15 10:51:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
They would be hypertonic, right?
Water would move from greater to lesser concentration -- so inside the cells it is like 93% water (I forget what %. Look it up) and outside it is 99% - so the water moves from outside to inside... but the cell can only hold so much water, so eventually the rbc will swell up like a balloon and then burst....
This would be why it would be a really bad idea to inject a person with pure water...
2006-10-15 17:54:32 · answer #2 · answered by matt 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
First they would mix in , later they might settle out. If the salt was just right, they would not do anything further. If there was too much salt they would shrivel as the water was pulled out of them. If the salt was too little they would swell as the water went in and they might burst.
2006-10-15 21:34:55 · answer #3 · answered by science teacher 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
they will explode because of the concentration...
2006-10-15 17:48:47 · answer #4 · answered by xoxobeccaxoxo333 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋