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Which of the following statements could be applied to a hypertonic solution

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Which of the following statements could be applied to a hypertonic solution?

  1. it causes red blood cells to shrink and crenate.
  2. it causes red blood cells to swell and perhaps lyse.
  3. it is a solution with an osmolarity less than that of blood.
  4. it causes movement of water into red blood cells.
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saraalalwane
2022-09-11
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A: rbc placed in a hypertonic solution would lose water to the solution,

so their volume would decrease (they would shrink). This would cause

their membrane to become wrinkled (to crenate).

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