
Lauren H. answered 06/13/19
Experienced High School Chemistry Teacher
Right answer, wrong reason.
In water, CaCl2 forms three ions: Ca2+, and 2Cl-. Therefore if, for example, NaCl was 1 molar, then there would be a mole of Na+ and a mole of Cl-. But, if Cacl2 is 1 molar, there are 3 moles of particles. Therefore, the cell will shrink more in CaCl2 thn in NaCl