A plant cell was placed in a highly concentrated solution (hypertonic solution) for 10 minutes....
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A plant cell was placed in a highly concentrated solution (hypertonic solution) for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes the cell was removed from the hypertonic solution and the cell had shrunk in size, explain why the cell had shrunk in size.
Osmosis:
Osmosis refers to the movement of solvent molecules, particularly water, across a semi-permeable membrane. The movement of water is determined by the formed concentration gradients of solutes on both sides of the membrane. Water moves from an area of lower solute concentration towards an area of higher solute concentration.
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View this answerA hypertonic solution is a form of solution that has a higher solute concentration than that of the cytoplasm of a cell. As such, there is a higher...
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