Question

What happens when a deshelled egg is kept in a hypotonic solution

Answer 1

if a deshelled egg is kept in concentrated salt solution for 5 mins? ... Now the egg is covered with only semipermeable membrane. When this is placed in a salt solution (hypertonic solution), exosmosis occurs and the egg shrinks due to loss of water to the surrounding.

Answer 2

When a 'deshelled egg' is kept in a 'hypotonic solution' the liquid present inside the 'egg' will come out and the egg will 'shrink'.

Explanation:

A hypertonic solution is a solution which has 'lower osmotic pressure' than the other solution or a solution which has less 'solute' and 'more water'. If the shell is removed then there is a 'semi-permeable membrane' on the outside of the egg.

Now the osmotic pressure inside the egg is larger then it will lose its water content and it will come out of the semi-permeable membrane. This complete process is known as exomosis.