What will be the direction of flow of water when a plant cell is placed in a hypotonic solution ?
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a
Water will flow in both directions
b
Water will flow out of the cell
c
Water will flow into the cell
d
No flow of water in any direciton
answer is C.
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Detailed Solution
Water moves from a region of higher water potential to a region of lower water potential. A hypotonic solution has higher water potential in comparison to the cytoplasm of cell. So, there will be a net flow of water into the cell.