A plant cell has a 5% percent salt concer containing a 12% percent salt concentration. What will happen to cell?

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A plant cell has a 5% percent salt concentration. It is placed into a solution
containing a 12% percent salt concentration. What will happen to the plant
cell?*
Water will move out of the plant cell, causing it to shrivel.
Water will move into the plant cell, causing it to swell and burst.
Water will move into the plant cell, causing it to shrivel.
Water will move out of the plant cell, causing it to swell and burst.
Transcribed Image Text:A plant cell has a 5% percent salt concentration. It is placed into a solution containing a 12% percent salt concentration. What will happen to the plant cell?* Water will move out of the plant cell, causing it to shrivel. Water will move into the plant cell, causing it to swell and burst. Water will move into the plant cell, causing it to shrivel. Water will move out of the plant cell, causing it to swell and burst.
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Jean Antoine Nollet first documented osmosis in 1748. It is studied under the domain of applied biology.

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