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9) Suppose that you place a red blood cell in a hypertonic solution containing non- penetrating molecules. In this environment, you would expect the cell to (shrink or swell up and lyse). Hint: Use your answers to question #9 to help you answer this question. If a red blood cell is placed in a hypertonic solution, water will leave the cell, and the red blood cell will shrink 10) Suppose that you place a red blood cell in a hypertonic solution containing penetrating molecules. In this environment, you would expect the cell to eventually (shrink or swell up and lyse ). Hint: Use your answers to question #9 to help you answer this question. 11) Shown below are the structures of three molecules that we'll be studying in this lab. Which one would you expect to most likely be able to penetrate a cell's membrane? Least likely? Explain your answers. H H-C-O-H H Methanol H H H H-C H H-C OH OH OH OH H Isopropanol T 1 I HHH Glycerol -C C-H H