Question

The image is showing water moving out of the cell so that it can attempt to reach equilibrium. What type of solution is this?
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It is a hypertonic solution because it has a higher concentration of solutes on the outside of the cell.
It is a hypertonic solution because it has a higher concentration of solutes on the outside of the cell.

It is a hypotonic solution because it has a higher concentration of solutes on the outside of the cell.
It is a hypotonic solution because it has a higher concentration of solutes on the outside of the cell.

It is a hypertonic solution because it has a lower concentration of solutes on the outside of the cell.
It is a hypertonic solution because it has a lower concentration of solutes on the outside of the cell.

It is a hypotonic solution because it has a lower concentration of solutes on the outside of the cell.

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Answered by GPT-4o mini
The correct response is:

**It is a hypertonic solution because it has a higher concentration of solutes on the outside of the cell.**

In a hypertonic solution, water moves out of the cell to where there is a higher concentration of solutes (outside the cell), which causes the cell to lose water and potentially shrink.

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