Answer:
B. The rain shadow effect causes equal
precipitation on both sides of a mountain.
Explanation:
A rain shadow is a patch of land that has been forced to become a desert because mountain ... On the other side of the mountain—the rain shadow side—all that precipitation is blocked. ... This cool air cannot hold moisture as well as warm air. Cool air forms clouds, which drop rain and snow, as it rises up a mountain.
Answer:
This question have two parts.
Question 1. Is a 0.185 M aqueous solution of sodium sulfate, Na2SO4, hypertonic, hypotonic or isotonic to red blood cells?
Answer:
Hypotonic because sodium sulfate is a detergent which can cross the lipid bi-layer.
Question 2. If normal red blood cells were suspended in this Na2SO4 solution, what would be the expected outcome?
Answer:
Hemolysis (Bursting of Red blood cells) will occur due to excessive movement of water inside the cell resulting from sodium sulfate solution.
if you are interested to know more according to scientist read this research paper.
Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2005 Jun;1048:451-2.