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A hypertonic solution has increased solute, and a net movement of water outside causing the cell to shrink. A hypotonic solution has decreased solute concentration, and a net movement of water inside the cell, causing swelling or breakage.

If a cell is placed in a hypertonic solution, water will leave the cell, and the cell will shrink. In an isotonic environment, there is no net water movement, so there is no change in the size of the cell. When a cell is placed in a hypotonic environment, water will enter the cell, and the cell will swell.

The three types of osmotic conditions include- hypertonic, isotonic, and hypotonic.

The main difference between hypotonic, isotonic and hypertonic solutions is that isotonic solutions are solutions having equal osmotic pressures, while hypotonic solutions are solutions having a lower osmotic pressure and hypertonic solutions are solutions with a high osmotic pressure.

In a hypertonic solution, the net movement of water will be out of the body and into the solution. A cell placed into a hypertonic solution will shrivel and die by a process known as plasmolysis.

If the solution outside of the cell is hypertonic, then it is more concentrated in solute than the inside of the cell. As a result, water will flow out of the cell and into the hypertonic solution due to osmosis, thereby causing the cell to shrink.

In a hypertonic solution, the net movement of water will be out of the body and into the solution. A cell placed into a hypertonic solution will shrivel and die by a process known as plasmolysis.

Solution A is hypertonic because it has an overall higher number of solutes in it even though B has more types of solutes in it. Diversity of the solutes does not matter when comparing concentrations of solutions, only the overall number of solutes matters.