In a laboratory a normal animal cell is placed into a solution. After some time the cell becomes shrinked. What kind of solution is it?

Hypotonic Solution

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Hypertonic Solution

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Isotonic Solution

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Mesotonic Solution

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The correct option is B Hypertonic Solution
In Hypertonic solution, the external medium surrounding the cell has a lower concentration of water than the cell,but has higher concentration of solute.hence the cells become shrinked.

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