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Hypertonic solutions will cause cells to lose water
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Hypertonic solutions will cause cells to lose water. The term plasmolysis means the loss of water from a cell.
Hypertonic solutions are solutions in which there is more solute concentration on the outside of the cell. As a result water will move out of the cell to try and even out the concentration. Hypertonic solutions causes plasmolysis in PLANT CELLS. Hypertonic solutions cause animals cells to shrivel.
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This video shows onion cells losing water because of osmosis. The slide was originally made using distilled water, then drops of concentrated salt were added to the edge of the cover slip. The salt diffuses under the cover slip and plasmolysis begins at 0:48.
