Question

net direction of osmosis depends on the relative concentration of solutes on either side of the cell memebrane. When the concentration of solute molecules outside a cell is lower than the solute concentration inside the cell, water will diffuse into the cell until equilibrium is reached. What type of solution is descried ?

Answer 1

The cell is in a hypotonic solution in the case when the concentration of solute molecules outside a cell is lower than the solute concentration inside the cell.