What will happen to a blood cell that is placed in pure water? Answer A. Nothing

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What will happen to a blood cell that is placed in pure water? Answer                              A. Nothing will happen because the cell is impermeable.                 B. The cell will shrink because there will be a net flow of electrolytes to the outside of the cell.                 C. The cell will shrink because there will be a net flow of water to the outside of the cell.                 D. The cell will expand because there will be a net flow of electrolytes to the inside of the cell.                 E. The cell will expand because there will be a net flow of water to the inside of the cell. What will happen to a blood cell that is placed in pure water? What will happen to a blood cell that is placed in pure water? Nothing will happen because the cell is impermeable. The cell will shrink because there will be a net flow of electrolytes to the outside of the cell. The cell will shrink because there will be a net flow of water to the outside of the cell. The cell will expand because there will be a net flow of electrolytes to the inside of the cell. The cell will expand because there will be a net flow of water to the inside of the cell.                 A. Nothing will happen because the cell is impermeable.                 B. The cell will shrink because there will be a net flow of electrolytes to the outside of the cell.                 C. The cell will shrink because there will be a net flow of water to the outside of the cell.                 D. The cell will expand because there will be a net flow of electrolytes to the inside of the cell.                 E. The cell will expand because there will be a net flow of water to the inside of the cell.

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Nothing will happen because the cell is impermeable.

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