A student added equal amounts of blood to equal volumes of salt of different concentrations. She observed and counted the red blood cells at the...

      

A student added equal amounts of blood to equal volumes of salt of different concentrations. She observed and counted the red blood cells at the beginning of the experiment and at end of the experiment. The results were as shown :
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Account for the results in :
a) Set up A
b) Set up B

  

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sharon
a) A - concentration of salt was isotonic; to that of the cytoplasm of the red blood cells hence no change;
b) B - most cells haemolysed; due to hypotonic salt solution;
sharon kalunda answered the question on September 18, 2019 at 11:43


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