Human blood is 90% water and 10% solute. What would happen if you gave a patient an IV of pure water (0% solute)? The patient's cells will

remain unchanged.

swell or lyse.

shrivel.

When a person receives fluids intravenously (through an IV bag, for example), a saline solution is sometime used. Giving large amounts of pure water directly into a vein would cause your blood cells to become hypotonic, possibly leading to death.

Explanation:

volcanoes (an event in the geosphere) release a large amount of particulate matter into the atmosphere. these particles serve as nuclei for the formation of water droplets (hydrosphere). rainfall (hydrosphere) often increases following an eruption, stimulating plant growth (biosphere).