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Does tonicity depend on the number of permeable or non permeable solutes? Explain.

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Answer:

The solution's tonicity depends on the solution's concentration of nonpenetrating solutes

Step-by-step explanation:

(e.g., NaCl) relative to that in the cell, not on the total osmolarity of the solution.

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