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The condition of a plasmolysed cell can be reversed by placing the cell in a

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hypertonic solution
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plasmolysing solution
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hypotonic solution
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isotonic solution
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The correct option is C hypotonic solution
A cell which is kept in a hypertonic solution such that the 𝚿w inside the cell is high as compared to the surrounding medium, water moves out of the cell into the surrounding medium by a process called exosmosis.

In case of plasmolysis, water moves out of a cell and the cell membrane of a plant cell moves away from its cell wall. Such a cell is known as plasmolysed cell. The space between the cell wall and shrunken protoplast in a plasmolysed cell is occupied by the plasmolysed solution or the hypertonic solution. This condition can be reversed by placing the cell in a hypotonic solution.

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