Thereof, what would happen to an animal cell if placed in distilled water?
When an animal cell is kept in distilled water, the solute concentration inside the cell is more than outside. Water will enter inside the cell due to osmosis. As a result the cell will swollen up and becomes turgid. If the cell is placed inside water for longer period the cell may burst due to excess water pressure.
Similarly, what would happen if an animal cell is kept in distilled water for 24 hrs? When an animal cell is kept in distilled water for 24 hours, the water will enter the cell due to osmosis. As a result, cell will be swollen up and cause it to absorb too much of water till the bursting point of the cell.
Hereof, why do animal cells burst when placed in distilled water?
Effects of osmosis in animal cellsAnimal cells do not have cell walls. In hypotonic solutions, animal cells swell up and explode as they cannot become turgid because there is no cell wall to prevent the cell from bursting. In hypertonic solutions, water diffuses out of the cell due to osmosis and the cell shrinks.
What happens to an animal cell when placed in concentrated sucrose solution?
If a living cell was placed in a sugar solution, it would cause outward osmosis to occur. The solution outside the cell would be hypotonic (containing fewer solute molecules than inside the cell). Water will move into the cell by inward osmosis and the cell would then swell.
