A fraternity hazing practice involves pressuring freshmen to drink large quantities of pure water in a very short time period. Explain in a few sentences why this is dangerous, given what you know about osmosis and considering that cells have certain concentrations of salts.

A fraternity hazing practice involves pressuring freshmen to drink large quantities of pure water in a very short time period. Explain in a few sentences why this is dangerous, given what you know about osmosis and considering that cells have certain concentrations of salts.

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Chapter1: Chemical Foundations

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