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You are correct. A hypertonic solution is a solution outside the cell that has more solute in it that water. This means that there is more water inside the cell than solute. Because there is more water in the cell, it will diffuse out of it and the cell will shrivel up.

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What are conditions necessary to cause water to diffuse out of a cell?

If the concentration of water inside the cell is higher, water will leave the cell. This would happen if a cell is placed in a hypertonic solution.


Water moves out of a cell if it is placed in this kind of solution?

hypertonic solution!


What direction does water move when cells are placed in hypertonic solution?

Water moves out of the cell in hypertonic solution.


If a cell is placed in a solution water flows from the cycloplasm of the cell to the solution?

Hypertonic


What cells that are placed in a hypertonic solution of pure water tend to?

Cells placed in a hypertonic solution of pure water will tend to lose water and shrink due to the higher concentration of solutes outside the cell causing water to move out of the cell by osmosis. This can lead to dehydration and potential cell damage.


What happens to a animal cell when placed in an hypertonic solution?

In a hypertonic solution water is most likely to move out of the cell because it is in a high concentration and the cell will shrink. They tend to give up water across the permiable cell membrane


Cells lose water when placed in which of the following solutions?

A hypertonic solution.


What do you call it when a plant cell is placed in a hypertonic solution?

yes...when placed in a hypertonic solution, it goes shrinks (plasmolysis).


When a red blood cell is placed in a hypertonic solution is water the only thing diffusing or will the salt diffuse as well in an attempt to achieve equilibrium?

Both water and salt will diffuse in an attempt to reach equilibrium. In a hypertonic solution, water will move out of the red blood cell into the solution, causing the cell to shrink. At the same time, salt from the solution will move into the red blood cell to balance the concentration gradient.


Is a hypertonic solution is one with low solute concentration?

No, a hypertonic solution is one with a higher solute concentration compared to another solution. When a cell is placed in a hypertonic solution, water will leave the cell, causing it to shrink or crenate.


Why does a plant like celery get limp when placed in hypertonic solution?

Because a hypertonic solution will take away the water from the plant, making the plant limp.


What happens to the pressure inside a cell that is placed in a hypertonic solution?

The pressure inside a cell that is placed in a hypertonic solution will decrease causing the cell to shrivel due to water loss