Question

Put a drop of blood in three type of liquids: 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 it fast​

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

A- If you add blood in pure water, the molecules of water enter the blood cells through osmosis. The red blood cells will swell up and eventually burst.

B-If you add blood in saline solution which is a hyertonic solution, it results in the shrinkage of red blood cells because the water diffuses out of the cells.

C- 0.9% nacl is isotonic to blood so nothing will happen whereas the 5M of glucose of solution in the same solution will trigger plasmolysis due to dehydration of cells.