A hypotonic solution has less than normal tension: hypo = less, and tonic = tonicity, the concentration of solute.
Examples of hypotonic solutions:
(1) Sports drinks that contain salts / electrolytes
(2) physiologically:
a. 0.45% NaCl (half-normal saline solution); since normal saline is 0.9% NaCl, any solution less than 9% is hypotonic
b. dextrose 2.5% in water
c. dextrose 2% in water
Example of hypotonic is the potato... 1ST thing you do is, prepared the test tube then add 200 ml of water,
slice the potato into 2 then put it on the test tube....observed in 30 min....
Another meaning of hypotonic relates to osmolarity. A solution lower in concentration of osmotically active particles (like salt minerals) than solution X is hypotonic relative to X (while X is hypertonic relative our solution).
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Hypotonic Solution causes osmosis.
Let us put hypotonic into the mix. Hyper is more, hypo is less so that puts -tonic right in the middle, as a reference point. That reference point is also called equilibrium. When a solution contains more solute that it would normally contain at equilibrium it is hypertonic, and when a solution has dissolved in it less than the amount of solute that it would normally contain at equilibrium it is hypotonic.
A hypertonic Solution. a solution that has a greater concentration of water than the cell content is hypotonic, meaning there is less concentration of water inside the cell, which results in an increase or an expansion of the cell.
give an example of a solution that has 1 solvent and 2 solutes.
When referring to hypo, hyper, or isotonic solutions remember it is a comparison of one environment to another. A hypotonic solution is one that contains a low level of solute compared to the solvent. Water, via osmosis travels from an area of low solute concentration to an area of high solute concentration to achieve equilibrium. Plain water is hypotonic. The effect will differ depending upon a plant or animal cell. Hypotonic solutions usually push water into the cell. This is great for plant cells (thick cellulose membrane), but destructive for animal cells due to the thin cell wall.
Hypotonic refers to a solution with a lower solute concentration compared to another solution. An example of a hypotonic solution is freshwater compared to saltwater.
Distilled water.
Hypotonic solution.
Hypotonic Solution
it swells and burst
hypertonic hypertonic
It is an example of hypotonic solution and the raisins will swell up.
A hypotonic solution has a lower solute concentration compared to the cells it surrounds. When cells are exposed to a hypotonic solution, water will move into the cells through osmosis, causing them to swell or potentially burst.
hypotonic
A hypotonic solution has a lower concentration of solutes compared to the solution it is being compared to. When a cell is placed in a hypotonic solution, water will move into the cell causing it to swell and potentially burst due to osmotic pressure.
A relatively low solute concentration is called hypotonic. In a hypotonic solution, there is a lower concentration of solutes compared to the cell, leading to water moving into the cell through osmosis.
The term used to describe a solution that has a lower concentration of solutes compared to another solution is "hypotonic." In a hypotonic solution, there are fewer solute particles relative to the solvent, leading to a lower osmotic pressure. This can result in water moving into the hypotonic solution through a process called osmosis, causing cells in the solution to swell or even burst.