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An RBC and a plant cell having same O.P. are placed in distilled water.

A

None undergoes any change

B

Plant cell swells up and bursts but there is no change in RBC

C

RBC swells up and bursts but plant cell remains about the same size

D

Both decrease in size and collapse.

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