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What is a Hypertonic solution?


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Tonicity:

  1. It measures the osmotic pressure gradient of two fluids separated by a semipermeable membrane.
  2. Hypertonic, isotonic, and hypotonic are the three types of tonicity that a solution can have in relation to another.

Hypertonic solution:

  1. A hypertonic solution has a higher solute content than a cell or another solution.
  2. Cells shrink in hypertonic solutions.

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