A living cell with a tonicity (solute concentration) equivalent to 0.9% NaCl is placed in a solution containing 2% NaCl. Assume that aquaporins are present and that the membrane therefore is permeable to water.

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Axel Sims

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11 September, 19:57

A living cell with a tonicity (solute concentration) equivalent to 0.9% NaCl is placed in a solution containing 2% NaCl. Assume that aquaporins are present and that the membrane therefore is permeable to water.

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This illustration refers to an hypertonic solution. Hypertonic solution is a solution in which the surrounding solution has a higher solute concentration (2% of NaCl) than the cell's cytosol (0.9% of NaCl). In hypertonic solution, the solution outside the cell (with higher concentration) pulls the water from the cell's cytosol (via osmosis) causing the cell to shrink.