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What do you predict would happen to the cytoplasm of the onion cell as salt is added?

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  • raduoprea160

    If you put the onion cell in a solution with a high concentration of salt the solution is considered hypertonic. That means the onion cell will loose water. The membrane will shrink but the shape of the cell will stay the same because of the cell wall.