Inside of a cell suppose there is 2% salt and 98% water. The cell is in a solution containing 1% salt and 99% water. Is the cell hypotonic, hypertonic or isotonic compared to its surroundings?

1 Answer
May 16, 2018

Well the cell contents are CLEARLY MORE CONCENTRATED than the surrounding solution....

Explanation:

...I think this is clear. The cell is #"hypertonic"# with respect to the medium...the prefixes follow the old Greek prefixes...

#"hyper "-=" more"#, #"hypo "-=" LESS"#, #"iso "-=" the same "#.

This is something you just need to know....