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A solution on which the concentration of solutes is greater than that of the cell that resided on the solution
In healthcare you will often hear the words iso- and hypertonic solutions. A third option the "hypotonic" solution is also a possbility.
As many people will know, the human blood contains both sodium, potassium, chloride salts. In healthcare a solution will be hypertonic when the amount of salts in it exceeds that of human blood. It will be isotonic (iso meaning "same") when the amount of salts are comparable to that of blood. Finally the solution will be considered hypotonic when the amount of salts present in the solution is less than that of blood.
Hypertonic: More concentrated
Isotonic: Just as concentrated
Hypotonic: Less as concentrated.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoA solution is hypertonic when the outside of the cell is higher concentrated then the inside of the cell. Also the hypertonic solution cell shrinks because the water goes out of the cell to fast for the cell to go in.
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Is TPN a hypertonic solution?
hypertonic
What refers to a solution with more molecules outside the cell than inside the cell?
hypertonic solution
A cell is dropped into a solution and the cell swells the solution is?
hypertonic hypertonic
What kind of solution occurs in your mouth when you eat something with salt?
hypertonic solution
What is hypertonic and solution and hypertonic solution mean?
a solution that has a higher osmotic pressure than another solution to which it is compared
If an animal cell shrinks it was probably placed in a . hypotonic solution hypertonic solution isotonic solution?
"hypertonic"
Is regular non-diet pop a hypotonic or a hypertonic solution?
I am pretty sure it is a hypertonic solution.
What TPN solution should burn patients use?
Hypertonic dextrose solution
How are hypertonic solution and hypo tonic Solution related?
A hypertonic solution has the solute greater than the solvent, whereas a hypotonic solution is the reverse.
Explain why it is not enough just to say that a solution is hypertonic?
hypertonic and hypotonic are relative terms. A solution that is hypertonic to tap H2O could be hypotonic to seawater. In using these terms, you must provide a comparison, as in 'the solution is hypertonic to the cells cytoplasm'.
Does hypertonic shrink?
A hypertonic solution does shrink. It is when the osmotic pressure is greater than the solution that is within it.
A bag with a 2 percent solution is placed in a beaker that has a 10 percent solution is the solution in the bag hypotonic hypertonic or isotonic?
hypertonic
