JEE Main Chemistry question

Statement 1: If red blood cells were removed from the body and placed in pure water, the pressure inside the cells would increase. Statement 2: The concentration of salt content in the cells increases.

(A)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is correct explanation for Assertion
(B)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is not correct explanation for Assertion
(C)Assertion is True, Reason is FalseCorrect
(D)Assertion is False, Reason is True

Answer: (C)

Solution

Pure water is hypotonic to the cell's interior, so water moves into the cell by osmosis, raising the internal pressure (and eventually causing the cell to burst); Statement 1 is

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