Cells in different types of solution
Today, let observe a plant cell in different types of solution.
Different types of solution:
Hypotonic solution:
The concentration of water (solvent) is high than the solute. The water concentration is more than the cell.
Hypertonic Solution:
The concentration of solute is high than the water (solvent) content in the cell. The water concentration is lesser than the cell.
Isotonic Solution:
The concentration of solvent and solute is same in the solution. The water concentration of the cell and the solution is same.
What happen to plant cell?
Hypotonic solution:
As the water content in the solution is more than the cell, the water from the solution moves into cell by osmosis. So the cell becomes turgid.
Hypertonic solution:
As the water content in the solution is lesser than the cell, the water from the cell moves out and the vacuoles of the plant cell shrinks.
Isotonic Solution:
As the water concentration of both solution and cell is same, so there is no movement of water and the cell stays in the same size.
