A red blood cell is basically a bag of hemoglobin. Water but not hemoglobin can flow freely If a red blood cell were placed into distilled water, what would happen and what would be the ultimate outcome due to the process of osmosis?
2007-01-12 21:12:49 · 2 answers · asked by aly 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
If you placed the red blood cell in distilled water. The cell will swell at point to blow out. Since, inside of the cell, there is more protein that will atract more water. Since the osmosis is try to make equal the concentration in both side. Once, the cell has more solute, it will receive more solvent to keep the same concentration of salt in both sides.
2007-01-12 21:23:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm gessing that the cell will increase in size due to the increase in water-content of the cell because of osmosis and the cell will ultimately burst or will just remain swollen.
2007-01-13 05:20:10 · answer #2 · answered by qwerty u 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋