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If human blood is placed in a 2% detergent solution, what will happen to the RBC?

(a) The RBC will shrink

(b) The RBC will swell and become turgid

(c) The RBC will swell and burs

(d) The RBC will lyse

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(a) The RBC will shrink

If human blood is placed in a 2% detergent solution, RBC will shrink due to loss of water caused by exosmosis (movement of water molecules out of cell in presence of detergent/hypotonic solution).

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