Question

.What happens when a plant cell is kept in hypertonic solution for a considerable time

Answer 1

if a cell is placed in a hypertonic solution it will shrink because the water moves out of the cell. by the process of osmosis
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Answer 2

Answer:

When a plant cell is kept in a hypertonic solution for considerable time it will gradually shrink.

Explanation:

• Hypertonic solution is defined as the solution where the concentration of solute is more than the concentration of solute inside the cell.
• In a hypertonic solution, the concentration of solvent is low as compared to the concentration of solvent inside the cell.
• When a plant cell is kept in  hypertonic solution, water (solvent), will move from its region of high concentration, that is, inside the cell (or where the solute concentration is low) to the region where its concentration is low, that is, in the hypertonic solution (or where the solute concentration is high).
• The loss of water from the cell is known as plasmolysis.
• This will reduce the turgor pressure ( the pressure which holds the protoplasm tight in contact with the cell wall decreases causing the protoplasm to shrink away from cell wall resulting is the development of free space in between the protoplasm and the cell wall) inside the cell causing the cell to shrink.