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A hypotonic solution has a lower concentration of solute than another solution, meaning water will flow out of it. An isotonic solution has the same or very similar concentration of solute as another solution, meaning the water flow will reach equilibrium.
A hypotonic solution is a solution that has a lower solute concentration compared to another solution. A solution cannot be hypotonic, isotonic or hypertonic without a solution for comparison. Hypotonic is a description of the solute content of one solution in relation to another solution.
A hypotonic solution has a lower solute concentration than inside the cell (the prefix hypo is Latin for under or below). The difference in concentration between the compartments causes water to enter the cell.
Hypertonic solutions have a higher solute concentration and cause water to move out of cells, potentially leading to cell shrinkage. Hypotonic solutions, on the other hand, have a lower solute concentration and cause water to move into cells, potentially causing them to swell or burst.
Three terms—hypotonic, isotonic, and hypertonic—are used to relate the osmolarity of a cell to the osmolarity of the extracellular fluid that contains the cells. In a hypotonic situation, the extracellular fluid has lower osmolarity than the fluid inside the cell, and water enters the cell.
Osmosis and tonicity. Hypertonic, isotonic, and hypotonic solutions and their effect on cells.
When referring to humans or animals, hypotonic signifies a muscle’s having less tone, or shape, compared to a normal comparison model or when compared to another muscle in the same human body. The biochemical fields take this concept to a molecular level.
In biology, a solution outside of a cell is called hypotonic if it has a lower concentration of solutes relative to the cytosol. Due to osmotic pressure, water diffuses into the cell, and the cell often appears turgid, or bloated.
A hypotonic solution is a solution that has lower osmotic pressure than another solution to which it is compared. It may also mean a solution that contains a lower amount of solute as compared with the solute concentration in the other solution across a semipermeable membrane.
A hypotonic is a term used to describe something that has a lesser degree of tone, tension, or tonicity. At the cellular level, it describes a solution with a comparatively lower solute concentration than that in another solution being compared. It may also indicate a lower osmotic pressure.