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Question 18

A patient was accidentally administered an intravenous infusion of a highly dilute saline solution with a sodium ion (Na+\text{Na}^+Na+) concentration of 25 mmol/dm3, which is significantly lower than the normal physiological concentration of 142 mmol/dm3. This caused the patient's red blood cells to swell and burst.

Explain why water moved into the red blood cells.

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