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Q. RBC and a plant cell (with thick cell wall) are placed in distilled water. The solute concentration is the same in both the cells. What changes would be observed in them?

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When RBC and a plant cell are placed in distilled water, endosmosis takes place as a result of which RBC would increase in size and burst, while the plant cell would remain about the same size because of the presence of rigid cell wall.