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I will take the cell to be animal cell. The hypertonic solution is taken as hypertonic saline solution. The cell will shrink in that case. There will be loss of water to the exterior of the cell. The biochemical cellular functions will be adversely affected. The cell may die if the solution is sufficiently hypertonic.

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Cell is placed in a solution If the cell is observed to shrink the solution must be relative to the interior of the cell?

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Is a hypertonic solution is one with low solute concentration?

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