Question

The concentration of solute outside of the cell are_____than the inside of the cell

What happens to a cell in a hypertonic solution

Answer 1

If you place an animal or a plant cell in a hypertonic solution, the cell shrinks, because it loses water ( water moves from a higher concentration inside the cell to a lower concentration outside ). A single animal cell ( like a red blood cell) placed in a hypotonic solution will fill up with water and then burst.