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Why do the whale explode when it is found dead? ​


AmitavaBanerjee: Sea water is saline ie hypotonic. It creates pressure on the dead whale which has no more internal pressure. This external pressure causes the whale to burst.

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Answered by AmitavaBanerjee
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Sea water is saline i.e. Hypotonic solution. The dead whale has no internal pressure to balance the external pressure of the deep sea. As a result sea water enters the whale through the mouth. Due to this unbalanced pressure the whale explodes.

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