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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?
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Just the water moves across the cell membrane in a process called osmosis
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Solution that causes a cell to swell?
A hypotonic solution will make a cell swell. When the environment is hypotonic to the contents of the cell, it will take on water and swell. When a cell is in a hypertonic solution, it will lose water and shrivel up and/or shrink. When a cell is placed in a isotonic solution, the cell is equal and the same. It will not swell nor shrink. Both hypotonic and hypertonic solutions can kill the cell.
Why is the tonicity of a solution important?
TONICITY describes the degree to which a solution can exert an osmotic pressure on a membrane. Particles which can freely cross a membrane do NOT affect tonicity. This is because they will freely move in order to achieve equilibrium. Therefore, tonicity is dictated by the particles than can't cross the membrane (such as proteins, which are usually too large to cross, or highly charged particles). Non-permeable particles will therefore force water to cross the membrane towards them in order to achieve equilibrium - they can therefore be said to exert an osmotic pressure on the membrane.Solutions can be HYPERTONIC (i.e. the surrounding solution contains a larger concentration of these non-permeable particles than inside the cell, causing water to LEAVE the cell) or HYPOTONIC (i.e. the opposite, where water moves INTO the cell). They can also be ISOTONIC (there is equilibrium of the non-permeable particles, so no water moves).There is a very important distinction between tonicity and OSMOLARITY: osmolarity ALSO takes into account the particles that CAN cross the membrane (the permeable ones). So a solution could be both HYPEROSMOLAR and ISOTONIC at the same time - one set of particles will be able to freely cross the membrane, so there will no net change in cell volume.
What direction would water move if a cell conatins 8 percent solute and the solution contains 20 percent solute?
Water will move out of the cell and into the solution.The explanation for this is that water generally moves from an area of higher WATER concentration (the cell) into an area of lower WATER concentration (the solution).This answer assumes that the cell in the question has a semi-permeable membrane and would allow water to pass through. Also, an effect of the water moving out of the cell is that the cell will shrink or decrease in size.
Which does not achieve sterilization formaldehyde pasteurization dry heat ethylene oxide autoclave?
Pasteurization
In order for the sperm cell to achieve a diploid state what must occur?
Fertilization
What solution is form by dissolving ammonia gas in methylbenzene?
Solution will achieve equilibrium and the solution will not conduct electricity.
A firm can achieve equilibrium when its?
a firm can achieve equilibrium when its?
After the fall of the economy in 1929, what did classical economists believe to be the solution to the Great Depression?
wait for the economy to achieve equilibrium
What is hypertonic?
Isotonic solution: A solution that has the same solute concentration as the cells and blood. Isotonic solutions are commonly used as intravenously infused fluids in hospitalized patients.when a cell is in a isotonic environment , it means the the amount (concentration) of the solutes in the solution and the amount (concentrarion) of solutes in the cell itself is Equal.So both the solution and Cell have EQUAL amount or Equal concentration of SOLUTES (like salt, sugar, Na+ etc) .ExampleIf the cell has 50% salt or any solutesand you place the cell in a solution that has 50% salt or any solutesthen you can say that the cell is in Isotonic Environment. There will be no change in cell's shape.But if cell has 30% salt and you place the cell in a solution that has 70% saltthen the cell is in Hypertonic solution. Then the water will move out of cell into solution to achieve equilibrium through osmosis. the cell will shrink.And If the cell has 80% salt and you place the cell in a solution that has 20% salt then the cell is in Hypotonic solution. Then water will move out of solution and come into cell through osmosis to achieve equilbrium and the cell will swell( cell will be come bigger) .
What is the biology term of isotonic?
If you're asking about what the term isotonic means...there are three basic types of solutions- Hypertonic, Hypotonic and Isotonic Hypertonic Solutions are solutions that contain more solute than the other solution in question. Hypotonic solutions are less concentrated with solute than the other solution (When i refer to the "other solution" usually when you talk about isotonic solutions etc, you are talking about it in reference to another solution) Isotonic solutions are solutions that contain an EQUAL amount of solute with the other solution and the solute diffuses equally from one solution to the other... SOrry if anything is innaccurate, but a proper definition (other than mine) shouldn't be hard to get once you understand this...
Is it important for the concentration of the reactant solutions to be equal?
Yes. The volume you have of a particular solution does not have anything to do with the concentration of that solution.
Solution that causes a cell to swell?
A hypotonic solution will make a cell swell. When the environment is hypotonic to the contents of the cell, it will take on water and swell. When a cell is in a hypertonic solution, it will lose water and shrivel up and/or shrink. When a cell is placed in a isotonic solution, the cell is equal and the same. It will not swell nor shrink. Both hypotonic and hypertonic solutions can kill the cell.
Why is the tonicity of a solution important?
TONICITY describes the degree to which a solution can exert an osmotic pressure on a membrane. Particles which can freely cross a membrane do NOT affect tonicity. This is because they will freely move in order to achieve equilibrium. Therefore, tonicity is dictated by the particles than can't cross the membrane (such as proteins, which are usually too large to cross, or highly charged particles). Non-permeable particles will therefore force water to cross the membrane towards them in order to achieve equilibrium - they can therefore be said to exert an osmotic pressure on the membrane.Solutions can be HYPERTONIC (i.e. the surrounding solution contains a larger concentration of these non-permeable particles than inside the cell, causing water to LEAVE the cell) or HYPOTONIC (i.e. the opposite, where water moves INTO the cell). They can also be ISOTONIC (there is equilibrium of the non-permeable particles, so no water moves).There is a very important distinction between tonicity and OSMOLARITY: osmolarity ALSO takes into account the particles that CAN cross the membrane (the permeable ones). So a solution could be both HYPEROSMOLAR and ISOTONIC at the same time - one set of particles will be able to freely cross the membrane, so there will no net change in cell volume.
Objectives of macroeconomics from conventional perspective?
to achieve full employment,to achieve price stability, to achieve economic growth, equilibrium in B.O.P and equitable distribution of income.
Why Managerial planning seeks to achieve a coordinated structure of operations comments?
macroeconomic equilibrium
What is the state of equilibrium which sections of the earths lithosphere achieve when vertical forces upon them are unchanged?
isostasy
What solution causes water to move out of a cell?
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. I hope this will be helpful!:)
