If a Cell Has a Higher Concentration of Salt Outside the Cell Than Inside, What Will Happen?

In this scenario, water will move out of the cell and the cell will shrink. This phenomenon occurs due to osmosis, where water moves across a semi-permeable membrane from an area of lower solute concentration (inside the cell) to an area of higher solute concentration (outside the cell where there is more salt). As a result, the cell loses water to the surrounding solution, leading to a decrease in cell volume.

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