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Placed in a hypertonic solution(lower water potential), the red blood cell cytoplasm
contains a solution of higher water concentration.
Hence water molecules move by osmosis from the red blood cell through its selectively permeable membrane to the hypertonic solution.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 14y agoIt would expand and undergo lysis. This is because the high concentration of solutes within the cell leads to water entering the cell.
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∙ 11y agoThe cell would accumulate water as the oncentrations try to reach equilibrium. If there is too much solution, the cell will burst.
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What direction does water move when cells are placed in hypertonic solution?
Water moves out of the cell in hypertonic solution.
Which type of solution would cause a cheek cell to shrink?
A hypertonic solution would cause a cheek cell to shrink. The size is related to the fact that the hypertonic solution has a greater concentration of solute outside the cell.
If a patient has edema swollen hands and feet would you give them hypertonic or hypotonic solution?
a hypertonic solution. that way the water moves out of the cell and into the extracellular space.
What would happen to a blood cell placed in a hyper tonic salt solution?
It would crenate (shrivel up). The water within would exit the cell to attempt to balance the excess salt concentration in the solution.
What solution would cause a cell to shiver hypotonic or hypertonic?
hypotonic
Is isotonic better than hypotonic and hypertonic?
Yes if you are speaking about use with blood. An isotonic solution has the same concentration of specific elements as you blood preventing cellular damage. If you used a hypertonic solution all the water would leave the cell and it would crenate. If you use a hypotonic solution water would move into the cell quickly and the cell would burst (lyse).
How would you use hypertonic in a sentence?
Hypertonic means increased pressure or tone. This solution is hypertonic compared to that one.
Is iodine a hypotonic solution?
I guess that depends on what you are comparing the solution to? In comparison to human blood, it is most certainly a hypertonic solution, because there is a much higher concentration of Na+ and Cl- in the solution than in the blood. An isotonic solution would only be 0.89% NaCl. See related link for more details.
What happen to blood cell in 10 percent NaCL?
A 10% NaCl solution is hypertonic to a blood cell and would cause the cell to shrink, aka crenation.
Would hypertonic or hypotonic blood serum cause hemolysis?
If a cell is placed into a hypotonic solution, the water will flow into the cell causing it to swell and possibly lyse. If a cell is placed into a hypertonic solution, the water will flow out of the cell causing it to crenate. So hemolysis occurs when the red blood cells lyse.
What direction does water move when cells are placed in hypertonic solution?
Water moves out of the cell in hypertonic solution.
Which type of solution would cause a cheek cell to shrink?
A hypertonic solution would cause a cheek cell to shrink. The size is related to the fact that the hypertonic solution has a greater concentration of solute outside the cell.
What would make a hypertonic solution isotonic?
Addition of water.
What concentration of a sodium chloride solution would be hypertonic?
9.000%
Which solution would most likely cause a plant placed in it to become firmer and more rigid?
hypertonic
If a patient has edema swollen hands and feet would you give them hypertonic or hypotonic solution?
a hypertonic solution. that way the water moves out of the cell and into the extracellular space.
What is a relatively low solute concentration called?
The solution would be a hypotonic solution.
