If a Red Blood Cell Is Placed in Distilled Water

If a red blood cell is placed in distilled water it will

A) swell and possibly burst because of the lower concentration of solutes outside the cell.
B) swell and possibly burst because of the ions diffusing out of the cell.
C) swell and possibly burst because of the greater concentration of solutes outside the cell.
D) shrink because of the lower concentration of solutes outside the cell.
E) shrink because of the greater concentration of solutes outside the cell.

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