Question

what will happen if a plant cell is put in a hypertonic solution ?

Answer 1

A hypertonic solution will do just the opposite to a cell since the concentration of solutes is greater outside of the cell than inside. For both human and plant cells, the water will rush out of the cell, and it will shrivel up. When this happens to a plant cell, it is called a plasmolyzed cell

Answer 2

Answer:

A hypotonic solution is one, in which the cell contains more solute concentration (thus less water) than outside the cell (the hypotonic soln. Itself)

Now, since less amount of water is in the plant cell (in comparison), the water as we know, moves from higher to lower concentration (osmosis or more specifically endosmosis) through semi permeable membrane thus the plant cell swells up and also might burst.

In short, the plant cell swells up by endosmosis.