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Dictionary » H » Hypotonic HypotonicDefinition adjective 1. having a lesser degree of tone or tension, as in a ‘hypotonic muscle’ 2. having a lesser osmotic pressure in a fluid compared to another fluid, as in a ‘hypotonic solution’ – compare hypertonic, isotonic 3. refers to a solution with a comparatively lower concentration of solutes compared to another
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Results from our forumHow will conc. on 2 sides be equal when osmosis stops?I said, if it was possible, i.e. if the hypotonic solution also contained some solute and the difference would not be so huge.
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Tonicity Explanation... a semipermeable membrane. There are three classifications of tonicness that one solution can have relative to another. The three are hypertonic, hypotonic, and isotonic.
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Need help with Plasma Membrane... case of diffusion in which semi-permiable mem. is present. if outeside a cell conc. of water is more tan inside than the solntion is said to be hypotonic . if not than hyper and if equall taen iso. its better u read NCERT BIOLOG OF 11THJ CLASS!!!
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Need help with Plasma Membrane... and solutes. I know the water and solutes move from high concentrations to low. I need good definitions and examples about hypertonic solutions, hypotonic, and osmosis. It is a little confusing to me and it would be nice if you can explain to me how they work and if they require energy or not. ...
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How to extract lactic acid bacteria without nutrient broth?... aliquot of your media (w/o agar of course) would work best. Water should work as well, but who of us likes distilled water, right? It's pretty hypotonic, thus adding at least a bit of some sugar (e.g. sucrose) to make it almost-isotonic would be probably better (but fresh water should work ...
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