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Would the invasion of a cell by viruses increase the osmolarity of the cell?
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No: Everything that enters a cell carries with it an amount of water proportionate to the osmotic pull. A virus, being a single particle, in this physical-chemistry scenario, has the same pull as a sodium ion. The permeability of the cell membrane to water is unaffected.
Answered 1/25/2015
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