Question

Put a drop of blood in three type of liquid
A pure water
B salt solution
C water containing 5M glucose and 0.9% nacl. What will happen to the blood drop and why?explain your answer

Answer 1

A when blood is placed in pure or distilled water it will swell and burst due to the influx of water.
When blood is placed in Salt water it will Shrink due to high osmotic pressure.
when blood is placed in 0.9% NaCl water it will change the normal shape to Shriveled shape bcz nacl is hypertonic in nature