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The terms associated with this phenomenon can be quite difficult to get the grasp of for some reason or another to all students. The best way I can describe this is by starting with the solution. By definition of a solution you have a solute and a solvent. The solute is the substance with the lesser concentration. ( e.g. if you have a solution of Salt Water The NaCl (table salt) is dissolved into the H2O( water) since the Salt is being dissolved it is the solute.
If you have 2 solutions of salt water
Solution A : 10% salt; 90% Water
Solution B : 30% salt and 70% water.
The two solutions are obiviouslty not equal in proprtion (if they were they would be Isotonic [ equal concentration amounts of water in both solutions])
A Hypertonic Solution Means that it has a higher concentration of solute then the solution in comparison. in this case the solution B would be hypertonic to Solution A. This because the Solute concentration is higher in B than A.
Solution B is the hypotonic to solution A because it has a lower concentration of solute.
Osmosis is the diffusion of water across a membrane from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration so since Solution B has a lower concentration of water Solution A will pass water into it going from hypotonic to hypertonic.
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∙ 13y agoIn a hypotonic solution, water moves from the solution to the cell
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∙ 13y agoI believe an osmotic solution!!
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Placing an animal cell in a hypotonic solution will cause water to?
move into the cell
What direction does water move when cells are placed in hypertonic solution?
Water moves out of the cell in hypertonic solution.
What would happen to your cells if the fluid outside our cells became hypertonic?
water would move from the red blood cell into the solution and the cell would then shrink and therefore not function properly
Did water move ino the cell or out of the cell while it was surrounded by the hypotonic solution explain why?
hypotonic means there are fewer solutes so water would flow into the cell. Hypertonic is the opposite.
How do water molecules move in hypotonic solutions?
if there was a bag of a hypotonic solution siting in a cup full of water, the water would move into the bag, with the goal of diluting the solute.
Placing an animal cell in a hypotonic solution will cause water to?
move into the cell
What direction does water move when cells are placed in hypertonic solution?
Water moves out of the cell in hypertonic solution.
A solution that causes water to move out of a cell?
Hypertonic Solution
In which kind of solution would water move from the solution into the cell?
Hypotonic.
When you immerse a living human cell in a hypotonic solution and water will tend to what?
water will move out of the cell
What is in a hypertonic solution that makes a red blood cell expand?
Water in a hypotonic solution will make a red blood cell expand. The water will move into the lower water concentration of the cell and the cell volume will grow.
What is the effect of hypertonic solution on rbc?
A blood cell immersed in a hypertonic solution will cause water to move out of the cell, thereby causing it to shrivel. Osmotic pressure is water's tendency to seek to equalize its own concentration across a semipermeable membrane (like the cell membrane of a blood cell). So in a hypertonic solution (relative to the solution inside the blood cell), there are less particles of water per particle of solute. This means the water concentration inside the blood cell is higher, and mother nature will have none of that. So water will move out of the cell, seeking to equalize its concentration across the cell membrane. If the membrane is also permeable to solutes in the hypotonic solution, they will move across the membrane following their own chemical and electromagnetic concentration gradients.
What will the water do if you immerse a living cell into hypertonic solution?
When dealing with cells and their surrounding environment, if the outside of the cell is hypertonic (more salty), water will move out of the cell. This is an effort for the concentration of the salt to even out. The cell will shrink as a result.
What happens to a cell in water - does it get bigger or small?
It depends on what is in the water. If the water in the cell has the same concentration of ions as there is outside the cell, nothing will happen. This solution is said to isotonic. Iso- means the same. If the concentration is lower, then water will move into the cell and can cause it to burst. This solution is hypotonic. Hypo- means lower. And if it higher, water will leave the cell and the cell will look like prune (crenated). The solution outside is hypertonic. Hyper- means above or higher. "Water always follows salt" is a good idea to remember as water always goes to where the salt concentration is higher.
What would happen to your cells if the fluid outside our cells became hypertonic?
water would move from the red blood cell into the solution and the cell would then shrink and therefore not function properly
What is the similarities between hypertonic solution and hypotonic solution?
The only similarities are that these deal with solutions. If the cell is placed into a hypotonic solution, the amount of salt (or sugar) will be lower, and water will move into the cell, and it will swell. Water will move from a lower concentration of water to a higher to reach a balance. The opposite will be true for hypertonic solutions, the cell will lose water. They appear crenate or serrated.
Did water move ino the cell or out of the cell while it was surrounded by the hypotonic solution explain why?
hypotonic means there are fewer solutes so water would flow into the cell. Hypertonic is the opposite.
