Question

What is a Hypertonic solution?

Answer 1

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.