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Hypotonic actually stems from the early British invention of Tonic Water. Hypo, meaning "low," describes a Tonic Water that would have been stored on the bottom shelf. These were typically known to be of a lesser quality than the top shelf tonics, or "hyper" tonics. Therefore, hypotonic simply describes a lower quality solution, versus hypertonic, which describes a higher quality solution.
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What are 5 types of solutions?
There are many different types of solutions. Some examples of different solutions are isotonic solutions, hypertonic solutions and hypotonic solutions.
When comparing two solutions the solution with a greater concentration of solutions is called hypertonic why is a solution with the lower concentration of solutes is called?
The one that is lower is called hypotonic. But these are all comparisons between two things. There is another solution involved called isotonic. This one is equal to the one that you are comparing it with. Hypotonic means below and hypertonic means above some thing that you are comparing them with.
What is the difference between isotonic hypotonic and hypertonic solution?
The words isotonic, hypertonic, and hypotonic refer to the relationship between two solutions. - When two solutions are isotonic to one another, the two solutions have the same amount of solute as each other. - When a solution is hypertonic in reference to another solution, that solution has more solute than the other. - When a solution is hypotonic in reference to another solution, that solution has less solute than the other. - Thus, on a scale of INCREASING solutes, you could align three solutions like this: hypotonic --> isotonic --> hypertonic. Secondly, since substances move from a region of high concentration (more solute) to low concentration (less solute), remember that solutes will always move from a hypertonic solution to a hypotonic solution OR solvents will always move from a hypotonic solution to a hypertonic solution. A good way to remember this is to know that "hyper" means above (more than) and hypo means "below" (less than), e.g. in HYPERactive = being really energetic or more energetic than normal vs. HYPOthermia = being very cold or below the normal temperature. A way to figure out whether a solution is isotonic, hypertonic, or hypotonic in respect to another solution is to figure out the solutions tonacities. Tonacity is the measure of solute in a solution. Therefore, something hypertonic has more tonacity or more solute than another solution. Some people learn the term "solute potential," which has a similar concept to tonacity. Examples: A 0.4 mol glucose solution is isotonic to a 0.4 mol glucose solution. A 0.4 mol glucose solution is hypertonic to a 0.2 mol glucose solution. A 0.2 mol glucose solution is hypotonic to a 0.4 mol glucose solution.
What are examples of homogenous mixtures in the kitchen?
Some examples of homogenuous mixtures in the kitchen include: milk, honey, vinegar or saltwater. These mixtures have uniform compositions throughout, with their components fully mixed and not visibly distinguishable.
What organelle keeps some animal cells from bursting in a hypotonic solution?
The contractile vacuole in some animal cells helps regulate osmotic pressure by actively pumping out excess water that enters the cell in a hypotonic solution. This prevents the cell from bursting due to the influx of water.
What are some non examples of chemistry?
Some examples: a lamp, a mouse, a tank; but all contains components from the chemical industry.
What are some examples of contact lens solution?
OPTI-FREE, Biotrue, Saline solution.
What solution will cause hemolysis?
Hemolysis is the bursting of red blood cells (hemo- blood and lysis- bursting). There are three types of solutions that blood can be put into: hypertonic, hypotonic and isotonic. The names of these give you some clue as to how the cell will behave in solution. Hypertonic solutions have greater osmotic pressure than the cells they contain, which will cause the cell to shrivel as its contents diffuse into the solution. Hypotonic solutions have less osmotic pressure than the cells inside of them, so the contents of solution will diffuse across the cell membrane and into the cell, eventually causing it to swell and burst (hemolysis). Isotonic solutions have osmotic pressure equal to that of the solutes they contain, so no net change is observed.
Is saltwater a basic solution And if not what are some examples of basic solutions?
baking soda, ammonia, and saltwater are three examples of basic solution's, although we are slowly making the sea acidic =[
What are some examples of other components that you can get with a computer but are not considered that are not considered major components?
CD/DVD Drive or Card Reader.
What type of solution will cause water to move into a cell?
The terms associated with this phenomenon can be quite difficult to get the grasp of for some reason or another to all students. The best way I can describe this is by starting with the solution. By definition of a solution you have a solute and a solvent. The solute is the substance with the lesser concentration. ( e.g. if you have a solution of Salt Water The NaCl (table salt) is dissolved into the H2O( water) since the Salt is being dissolved it is the solute. If you have 2 solutions of salt water Solution A : 10% salt; 90% Water Solution B : 30% salt and 70% water. The two solutions are obiviouslty not equal in proprtion (if they were they would be Isotonic [ equal concentration amounts of water in both solutions]) A Hypertonic Solution Means that it has a higher concentration of solute then the solution in comparison. in this case the solution B would be hypertonic to Solution A. This because the Solute concentration is higher in B than A. Solution B is the hypotonic to solution A because it has a lower concentration of solute. Osmosis is the diffusion of water across a membrane from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration so since Solution B has a lower concentration of water Solution A will pass water into it going from hypotonic to hypertonic.
What are some examples of a gaz gaz solution?
Some are smoke,air,farts,pollution
