What happens when you place a cell in a hypotonic solution?.

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it depends on what kind of cell…. plant or animal?

for plant:

Hypertonic- plasmolyized

isotonic- flaccid

hypotonic-turgid

Ashallar answered Sep 29, 2023

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A cell placed into a hypotonic solution will swell and expand until it eventually burst through a process known as cytolysis.

IcemanBerlin answered Oct 1, 2023

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