Question

What would happen if an animal cell is kept in distilled water for 24 hrs?

Answer 1

water enters in cell through semi permeable membrane by osmosis at that time when concentration of liquid inside cell becomes equal to liquid outside the cell.

Answer 2

When an animal cell is kept in distilled water for 24 hours, the water will enter the cell due to osmosis.

As a result, cell will be swollen up and cause it to absorb too much of water till the bursting point of the cell.