If distilled water (no ions or salt) is added to red blood cells in the laboratory, the red blood cells will ___________, because distilled water is a hypotonic solution.  This is due to ________________.   Group of answer choices:   shrink; diffusion have no change; being at equilibrium burst; osmosis burst; diffusion shrink; osmosis

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If distilled water (no ions or salt) is added to red blood cells in the laboratory, the red blood cells will ___________, because distilled water is a hypotonic solution.  This is due to ________________.
 
Group of answer choices:
 
shrink; diffusion
have no change; being at equilibrium
burst; osmosis
burst; diffusion
shrink; osmosis
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