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Because there is a less concentration of solutes in the cell, the rules of osmosis will let water out of the cell to try to "even it out". The cell will then dehydrate and the c

entral vacuole will shrink, then the cell will collapse (which is called plasmolysis).

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What is a hypotonic solution what will happen to a cell placed in a hypotonic solution?

it swells and burst


When plant is place in hypotonic solution?

the plant cell shrinks and this is because concentration is high in the solution and less in plant cell


What would happen if a cell placed in a hypotonic solution?

When a cell is placed in a Hypotonic solution, the water diffuses into the cell, causing the cell to swell and possibly explode.


Is the solution hypotonic in or out of the cell?

The solution is hypotonic when it is outside of the cell.


What happent to a plant cell when placed in isotonic hypotonic and hypertonic solutions?

When placed in an isotonic solution nothin will happen to the cell, but when placed in a hypotonic solution the cell will implode (not explode, thus the water will push the cell on itself until implosion occurs.) Last but not least a hypertonic solution will cause the cell to explode by too much water entering the cell because there is already more water in the cell then in the solution. So the simple answer is: Isotonic solution= nothing, hypotonic solution= implosion, and hypertonic solution= explosion.


What happens to plant cells when placed in a hypotonic solution?

When a plant cell is placed in an hypotonic solution it becomes swollen and hard. The cell takes in water by osmosis and starts to swell, but the cell wall prevents it from bursting.


When placed in a hypotonic solution what will happen to the cell?

If cells are placed in a hypotonic solution the cells gain water. The hypotonic solution has lower solute concentration then the cell's cytoplasm so the water will enter via osmosis.


What happens to a plant cell if it is place in a hypotonic solution?

Osmosis works for any type of cell. Because of a lower concentration of solute inside the cell then out, the water would rush to where the solute is in an attempt to make it even. It would retain its shape because of its cell wall making it rigid which is absent in animal cells which is prone to swelling and making it burst.


What happens when water moves out of a cell if the cell is placed in a what solution?

Hypotonic Solution


A cell is dropped into a solution and the cell swells the solution is?

hypertonic hypertonic


When a cell is in pure water it is in this type of solution?

hypotonic


OBSERVING OSMOSIS IN PLANT CELLS?

You can observe osmosis in plant cells by placing a plant cell in a hypertonic or hypotonic solution and observing any changes in cell size and shape due to the movement of water. Hypertonic solution will cause cell to shrink (plasmolysis) and hypotonic solution will cause cell to swell. You can use a microscope to observe these changes in plant cells during osmosis.