Question

Animal cells shrink when kept in hypertonic solution but burst in hypotonic solution. Explain by giving

a reason.​

Answer 1

Answer:

If you place an animal or a plant cell in a hypertonic solution, the cell shrinks, because it loses water ( water moves from a higher concentration inside the cell to a lower concentration outside ). ... A single animal cell ( like a red blood cell) placed in a hypotonic solution will fill up with water and then burst.