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How do hypotonic solutions rehydrate cells?

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A hypotonic solution contains less solutes than the cell, and so water will be drawn into the cell by osmosis.

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When a cell is placed in a hypotonic solution the cell will?
get bigger.
A Cell that is placed in a hypotonic solution will?
It will swell and Burst. Placed in a hypertonic state, Cells would shrink and collapse.
Why will a cell burst in a hypotonic solution?
In a hypotonic solution there is a lower amount of solute so therefore water will diffuse into the cell, which has more solute, causing the cell to overfill, and thus burst.
Why does a Hypotonic solution cause a cell to do and why?
Hypotonic = high water concentration and low salt concentration Therefore, due to the high water concentration water will diffuse into the cell and the cell will gain water. This is to create an...
What happens to a cell in a hypotonic solution?
it will swell.