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12 years ago
After a while, won't the solution become isotonic with the cell, and osmosis stop? Or will the cell continue until it bursts?
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12 years ago
In a hypotonic solution, the outside solution has more water molecules and the water molecules from the outside solution will continue to enter into the cell until the water molecules inside the cell and outside the cell (the outside solution) are equal.
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12 years ago
Although what MewMew said is correct, they didn't really answer your question.

You're right. Eventually, the solution outside and inside the cell should become isotonic via osmosis, BUT ONLY IF the cell obviously does not burst before this state of equilbirium is reached.

For example, many plant cells are very hypoosmotic, but they do not burst because the cell wall helps prevent them from bursting. Without the cell wall, they would burst.
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