If you placed a red blood cell in a hypotonic solution, you would predict that its volume would ____ while the solute concentration in its cytoplasm would ____.

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In a hypotonic solution, water would move into the red blood cell, causing its volume to increase. The influx of water would dilute the solute concentration in the cytoplasm, leading to a decrease in solute concentration.

If You Placed a Red Blood Cell in a Hypotonic