Question

In brief, state what happens when a red blood cell is kept in a concentrated saline solution?

Answer 1

Saline solution:

1. A saline solution is made up of saltwater.
2. When red blood(RBC) is put in a concentrated saline solution (more solute in the solution) it leads to the shrinkage of the RBC cell.
3. Due to the diffusion process which states that when a cell is placed in a concentrated solution, water moves from a high concentration of water (RBC) to a low concentration of water (saline water).
4. Due to this a red blood solution loses water and shrinks in a concentrated saline solution.