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Red blood cells are added to a hypotonic solution of glucose. Which of the following best describes what you would observe

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Red blood cells are added to a hypotonic solution of glucose. Which of the following

best describes what you would observe?

  1. The cells would most likely sink to the bottom unaffected
  2. The cells would shrink due to water loss.
  3. The cells would coagulate.
  4. The cells would swell and burst due to intake of water
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saraalalwane
2022-09-11
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D: A hypotonic solution would result in an inflow of water to rbc.

This would stretch their plasma membrane and eventually it would break

(burst).

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