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What type of solution are these cells in? What would be the net movement of water?

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What type of solution are these cells in?

Hypotonic solution

What would be the net movement of water?

If a cell is placed in a hypotonic solution, there will be a net flow of water into the cell, and the cell will gain volume. If the solute concentration outside the cell is lower than inside the cell, and the solutes cannot cross the membrane, then that solution is hypotonic to the cell.

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I got this resourced from Khan Academy. I didn't exactly copy it, more like rewrites it.

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