When a nurse administers a hypotonic intravenous solution to a patient, water will:
A) Move by osmosis from the plasma compartment to the interstitial compartment.
B) Move by diffusion from the plasma compartment to the interstitial compartment.
C) Move by osmosis from the interstitial compartment to the plasma compartment.
D) Move by diffusion from the interstitial compartment to the plasma compartment.
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