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A tutor you can talk to. Bring what you're studying, ask anything, interrupt whenever — and keep going until the idea actually lands.
The learner knew the definition. That was the problem.
You
I know the definition of osmosis. Why does the cell swell?
Suppose
Let's stop at the word "moves." Which side has more dissolved particles?
You
The inside, I think? But I still don't see why that pulls water in.
Suppose
Fair — "pulls" is the part that's misleading. Nothing is pulling. Try this instead: water molecules bounce around at random on both sides. Which side has more room for them to bounce into?
You
…the side with fewer particles in the way?
Suppose
Right. So more water happens to wander in than wanders out. No pulling, just traffic. Now — your page says "hypotonic solution." Given that, which way does the water go—
You
Into the cell. It swells.
Suppose
That's it. And if I flipped it to hypertonic?
Osmosis is the net movement of water across a semipermeable membrane from a region of lower solute concentration to one of higher solute concentration. In a hypotonic environment, water enters the cell, increasing internal volume and causing the cell to swell. This continues until equilibrium is reached or the membrane's capacity is exceeded.
"Which side has more dissolved particles?"
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