Questions: QUESTION 6 Suppose a blood cell with 1.2 mg / dL sodium concentration is immersed in a solution containing 2.5 mg / dL of sodium. Select the correct statement. The cell is hypotonic compared to the solution. The cell will lose water and crenulate (shrivel up). The cell is hypotonic to the solution. The cell will take on water and lyse (burst). The cell is hypertonic to the solution. The cell will lose water and crenulate (shrivel). The cell is hypotonic compared to the solution. The cell will take on water and lyse (burst).

QUESTION 6

Suppose a blood cell with 1.2 mg / dL sodium concentration is immersed in a solution containing 2.5 mg / dL of sodium. Select the correct statement.
The cell is hypotonic compared to the solution. The cell will lose water and crenulate (shrivel up).
The cell is hypotonic to the solution. The cell will take on water and lyse (burst).
The cell is hypertonic to the solution. The cell will lose water and crenulate (shrivel).
The cell is hypotonic compared to the solution. The cell will take on water and lyse (burst).

Transcript text: QUESTION 6 Suppose a blood cell with $1.2 \mathrm{mg} / \mathrm{dL}$ sodium concentration is immersed in a solution containing 2.5 $\mathrm{mg} / \mathrm{dL}$ of sodium. Select the correct statement. The cell is hypotonic compared to the solution. The cell will lose water and crenulate (shrivel up). The cell is hypotonic to the solution. The cell will take on water and lyse (burst). The cell is hypertonic to the solution. The cell will lose water and crenulate (shrivel). The cell is hypotonic compared to the solution. The cell will take on water and lyse (burst).

Solution

Solution Steps

Step 1: Identify the Tonicity of the Cell and Solution

The blood cell has a sodium concentration of 1.2 mg/dL.
The solution has a sodium concentration of 2.5 mg/dL.
Since the solution has a higher sodium concentration than the cell, the solution is hypertonic compared to the cell.

Step 2: Determine the Direction of Water Movement