If a cell containing 5% salt is placed into a glass of water with 20% salt, the water is hypertonic compared to the cell.
TONICITY:
- Tonicity is the ability of a solution to induce movement of water in and out of a cell. Tonicity can either be hypertonic, hypotonic or isotonic in nature.
- Hypotonic solution is a solution that is lesser in solute concentration compared to the cellular solution while hypertonic solution is a solution that is greater in solute concentration compared to the cellular solution.
- This means that the glass of water with 20% salt is hypertonic (higher in concentration) to the cell containing 5% salt.
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