When a cell is placed in a hypertonic solution
A) it will swell up and get larger
B) it will rupture
C) it will shrink or crenate
D) solute concentration will remain the same but water will move
E) solutes will move to restore equilibrium

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A hypertonic solution has a higher concentration of solutes than the inside of the cell. As a result, water will move out of the cell, causing it to shrink or crenate. This is because the solutes inside the cell cannot move out to restore equilibrium due to the membrane being impermeable to those solutes.

When a Cell Is Placed in a Hypertonic Solution