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A hypotonic solution causes water to move into the cell. To further elaborate, a hypotonic solution has higher water potential and less solutes as compared to inside the cell. Bear in mind that osmosis is the movement of water from a region of high water potential to a region of low water potential. Therefore, this causes water to move into the cell.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoWater enters a cell through Osmosis. Osmosis is the process of water moving from a place of high concentration to lower concentration in an attempt to create balance and achieve equilibrium. The cell membrane allows water to enter with no problem due to two reasons. Water molecules are relatively small, and fluid due to their hydrogen bonds, allowing them to pass through the relatively large gaps in the membrane easily, making the water polar. Polar water has a negative charge at one end and a positive at the other. The cells in the membrane part for the polar water molecules and let them in.
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∙ 14y agoBecause a hypertonic solution outside the cell vs a hypotonic solution inside the cell causes a concentration gradient where the water will diffuse outside to the hypertonic solution.
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A solution that causes water to move out of a cell?
Hypertonic Solution
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 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 condition in cells versus their environments causes water to move through cell membranes?
Difference of concentration of water causes endosmosis or exosmosis .
Explain the effect what solutions on living cells hypertonic?
An isotonic solution means that the water potential of the solution is the same of that of the cells, so no osmosis should occur, which is why many experiements are necessary to occur in an isotonic solution. however if solutions are NOT isotonic, cells are affected. if the solution has a more negative water potential (stronger sugar concentration outside the cells than inside the cells) then water will leave the cells to try to even the water potentials. If an animal cell, the cell will shrivel up and if it is a plant cell, the cell membrane will shrivel up but the cell will keep its structure because of its cell wall. if the solution has a more positive water potential then water will enter the cell. If too much water enters the cell, then in an animal cell the cell will burst - lysis - and in a plant cell, a series of events will happen. First the cell membrane will expand until it bursts like in the animal cell. However there is still a cell wall but this is but semi-permable so fluids freeloy move pass it. The outside solution will fill into what is left of the cell. This is called plasmolysis. nice
A solution that causes water to move out of a cell?
Hypertonic Solution
What direction does water move when cells are placed in hypertonic solution?
Water moves out of the cell in 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.
Placing an animal cell in a hypotonic solution will cause water to?
move into the cell
An animal cell that surrounded by fresh water will burst because osmosis causes?
water to move into the cell
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 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.
When a cell is in an isotonic solution how will water molecules move?
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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.
