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Red blood cells that are bathed in blood neither shrink nor swell and burst. If the concentration of blood is 0.5 M, what could be the concentration of cytoplasm of RBCs?
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The mixture has to be isotonic to prevent the red blood cells from shrinking or swelling. Isotonic means that the salt concentration of cytoplasm in the cell has to be the same as the salt concentration in blood.
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