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If a cell has equal water concentration to its surrounding medium, .......... will be observed.
If a cell has equal water concentration to its surrounding medium, .......... will be observed.
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The correct option is A No effect
When a cell is kept in hypotonic solution that has a lower concentration of solutes than the cell does, the solution will move from outside to inside. This is known as endosmosis. Cell may burst due to excess water inside the cell during endosmosis. During diffusion, there is free inward and outward passage of water across the cell. When cell is kept in isotonic solution that has equal water concentration as that of cell, there is no net movement of water. Thus, the correct answer is option A.
When a cell is kept in hypotonic solution that has a lower concentration of solutes than the cell does, the solution will move from outside to inside. This is known as endosmosis. Cell may burst due to excess water inside the cell during endosmosis. During diffusion, there is free inward and outward passage of water across the cell. When cell is kept in isotonic solution that has equal water concentration as that of cell, there is no net movement of water.
Thus, the correct answer is option A.
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