Download Types of Solutions

There are three types of solutions relating to the effects
of osmosis on cells
Everything is in relation to the cell
Hypertonic Solution
 In a hypertonic solution,
the solution has a
higher solute
concentration than
that of the cell
 As a result the water will
leave the cell
 When cells are in a
hypertonic solution
 Animal cells will shrink
 Plant cells will have a
collapsed vacuole
Hypotonic Solution
 In a hypotonic solution,
 When cells are in a
the solution has a lower
solute concentration
than the solute
concentration inside the
cells.
 The water as a result will
enter the cell.
hypotonic solution
 Animal cells would
swell and can burst.
 The vacuoles of the
plant cell will swell, and
the contents of the cell
will be pushed against
the cell wall
Isotonic Solution
 In an isotonic solution,
the concentrations of
solutes are the same
inside the cell as it is
outside the cell.
 The cell would not lose
water, nor will it gain
water.
Diffusion vs. Osmosis
 Diffusion- is the net
movement from regions
of greater concentration
to the regions of lesser
concentration.
 Osmosis- is the diffusion
of water. It depends on
the number of solute
particles present.