When a cell comes into contact with pure water it
A) shrinks.
B) swells.
C) does not change.
D) immediately dies.

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When a cell comes into contact with pure water, water molecules move into the cell via osmosis, causing the cell to swell. This is because the concentration of solutes inside the cell is higher than the concentration of solutes outside the cell. If the cell continues to take in water, it may burst or undergo lysis.

When a Cell Comes into Contact with Pure Water It