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if you are shipwrecked, it is not a good idea to drink seawater because
seawater is hypertonic to the bodys cells and tissues, therefore, the cells will lose water through osmosis, making you even more thirsty
seawater is contaminated with bacteria
seawater will cause your cells to swell because they are hypertonic to the solution
seawater is hypotonic to your body fluids
seawater should be boiled first
i dont know yet
Seawater has a higher solute - concentration compared to body cells (hypertonic). Osmosis causes water to move from an area of lower solute - concentration (cells) to an area of higher solute - concentration (seawater), dehydrating the cells and increasing thirst.
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seawater is hypertonic to the body's cells and tissues, therefore, the cells will lose water through osmosis, making you even more thirsty